Opposition to datacenters grows on both sides of the political aisle as developers plan to invest $8tn to build them in the coming years. If all goes according to their plan, AI data centers will enable corporations to redistribute workers' salaries to themselves.
Opposition to datacenters grows on both sides of the political aisle as developers plan to invest $8tn to build them in the coming years.
If all goes according to their plan, AI data centers will enable corporations to redistribute workers' salaries to themselves.
Workers should start with a moratorium against building until our livelihoods and communities are protected For the surging number of Americans who now live alongside constantly humming computer-filled...
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Opposition to datacenters grows on both sides of the political aisle as developers plan to invest $8tn to build them in the coming years. If all goes according to their plan, AI data centers will enable corporations to redistribute workers' salaries to themselves. Workers should start with a moratorium against building until our livelihoods and communities are protected For the surging number of Americans who now live alongside constantly humming computer-filled mega-warehouses, it is clear AI datacenters come with significant drawbacks.
The bet is massive – roughly a quarter of our country's entire GDP – but AI CEOs think it will pay off because they believe this technology will allow businesses across industries to rake in profits by cutting out their largest expense: labor.
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