rare-earth elements

AI computations rely on chips like GPUs and ASICs, which use rare-earth elements (neodymium, yttrium, gallium, germanium, etc.) and other mined materials to manufacture. Producing these materials is absolutely essential to constructing data-centers and hardware for AI. Access to stable and ethical mining of these minerals affects global chip availability and costs ReutersReutersReutersReutersWikipedia. Without mining of critical minerals,…