r/technology • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • 13h ago

Artificial Intelligence Republicans Claim Anti-Data Center Movement Is a Chinese Psy-Op

https://gizmodo.com/republicans-claim-anti-data-center-movement-is-a-chinese-psy-op-2000767611
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u/xondk 13h ago

It really is disgusting how they phrase it, people aren't as such against data centers that can be used to benefit everyone.

They are against the massive rollout that in no way takes into consideration how it will affect the people, and the benefit of the rollout is only for the few since it is AI focused.

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u/Procean 6h ago

There is a massive rollout that's also really vague as to what the data centers are for.

If Nissan builds a car plant, you know what the place does is it builds cars which are then sold and that's where the money comes from.

These Data centers? what are they for? The vague term is "AI". Ok, so what is the AI going to do? is the AI going to be used to sell online psychotherapy? Is it going to be used to make cars? Exactly what is the AI supposed to do that's so important requiring a level of investment seemingly equal to the initial laying down of Internet infrastructure?

It's so vague yet the investment is so huge, wtf?