The real cost of AI is being paid in deserts far from Silicon Valley Rest of World By: Karen Hao 26 May 2025 at 05:00 When Sonia Ramos was a child, she witnessed an accident that would shape the rest of her life. She was born into a mining family in Chile. Her father worked... © Robin Hammond/ReduxLithium is mined in the salt flats in the Atacama Desert. Creation Date: