There’s no question Donald Trump took a hit in the US midterms. But the tech industry may prove to be an even bigger loser.
Across the country, electoral races were won and lost based on where candidates stood on data centers. The public was clear: they want moratoriums and for AI ambitions to be reined in.
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US midterms delivered a blow to tech’s AI ambitions
Communities are determined to stop the data centers. Now we’ll see how the industry responds.Paris Marx (Disconnect)
Stephan Fabel
in reply to Paris Marx • • •What is interesting to me is that the "No more datacenters" seems an empty trope. Datacenters have been around for decades, and power the very platforms and devices these people use to protest them.
What's missing is a differentiated debate. Being "Anti-" something is easy; providing constructive criticism and a vision for a path forward is entirely more challenging and requires an actual thought process to occur.
I am not a subscriber to your blog, but I hope we are starting a solid debate that, in general, addresses broadly how we choose to use our natural resources and for what purpose, and what the government's role in that story is or should be.
Personally, I am not surprised as the way big tech went about datacenter build out, especially in TX, was with complete disregard for the impact they would have in the local communities.
Even with the massive injection of money through taxes (despite big abatement agreements), without clear workforce and economic development strategies and policies, the vast majority of the job creation is not for the local pop
... exibir maisWhat is interesting to me is that the "No more datacenters" seems an empty trope. Datacenters have been around for decades, and power the very platforms and devices these people use to protest them.
What's missing is a differentiated debate. Being "Anti-" something is easy; providing constructive criticism and a vision for a path forward is entirely more challenging and requires an actual thought process to occur.
I am not a subscriber to your blog, but I hope we are starting a solid debate that, in general, addresses broadly how we choose to use our natural resources and for what purpose, and what the government's role in that story is or should be.
Personally, I am not surprised as the way big tech went about datacenter build out, especially in TX, was with complete disregard for the impact they would have in the local communities.
Even with the massive injection of money through taxes (despite big abatement agreements), without clear workforce and economic development strategies and policies, the vast majority of the job creation is not for the local populace, who lack the skills to participate in that economy. In my mind, any strategy needs to include a path for locals to participate, and benefit from, these buildout efforts.
Ryan Lounsbury
in reply to Paris Marx • • •CM Thiede
in reply to Paris Marx • • •We'll see, it all depends on whether people are willing to cut the cord en masse.
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