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'America hates data centers,' new database reveals more than 90% of 10,000 public comments are negative
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Been talking about AI backlash causing friendly fire. Over on Bluesky, people were enraged about a new DC going up because they assumed it was an AI hyperscalar. Nope, it was the size of a large Walmart, in an industrial park outside of town, with a large water supply available. The owners are the state university and Sandia National Laboratories, not tech bros, and they listed some laudable (to me anyway) research goals.
Even with a handful of us explaining the situation:
"I don't CARE! We don't need no GOT DAMNED DATA CENTERS!"
"Including the one that sent me your message? AWS-US-EAST-2 needs to go?"
Pretty much the same way "AI" i.e. artificial intelligence as a whole has been tainted. Even something as inane as character behaviors in a video game, enemy AI, you have to put up signs and shit it's not about genAI. Let alone talking about using AI in more serious manner like scientific research.