Already helping fuel a commercial real estate (CRE) recovery, and therefore part of the latest CRE “buzz,” is the demand for  Artificial Intelligence (AI) data centers.  As more companies, large and small, adopt AI, demand for more data centers will increase exponentially. Though data centers are most likely to locate in areas that provide access to huge power sources (presumably good news for the hydroelectric rich PNW), the absorption of commercially zoned land, and commercial real estate by AI data centers will likely cause a ripple effect to all CRE sectors across the country. This will likely foster a major shakeup to the industry over the next several years.