Building Infrastructure for the AI Age
Broadband, mobile networks, and data centers are now as integral to daily life as roads and power grids. To meet the demands of today’s digital world, any serious definition of infrastructure must also include the intangible assets that drive economic activity and help deliver essential services. CAMBRIDGE – The London Underground, the world’s oldest subway system, opened in 1863. Around the same time, London’s modern sewage system was designed by civil engineer Joseph Bazalgette in response to the Great Stink of 1858, which brought Parliament to a standstill. Planning far ahead, Bazalgette built the system to last 150 years. Only now, with the Thames Tideway project, is it being significantly expanded.