Social media posts decry AI data centers as self-inflicted damage to public support, claiming Americans now prefer nuclear plants nearby and showing images of threatened landscapes in Breezewood, Pennsylvania
Counter posts warn opposition reduces tax revenue and jobs.
#153Gary Marcus@GARYMARCUS“Americans are now more comfortable living near a nuclear power plant than an AI data center” -@RachelBitecofer
The AI oligarchs took a winning hand, and with a mixture cigarette-industry level greed and tone-deaf insensitivity, utterly screwed the pooch.
A tale for the ages.
#153Gary Marcus@GARYMARCUSCan we all agree that Dario played the “Ooh! AI scary!” card one time too many?
Gary Marcus@GaryMarcus“Americans are now more comfortable living near a nuclear power plant than an AI data center” -@RachelBitecofer The AI oligarchs took a winning hand, and with a mixture cigarette-industry level greed and tone-deaf insensitivity, utterly screwed the pooch. A tale for the ages.
for the facts, courtesy @RachelBitecofer:
Gary Marcus@GaryMarcusYou know how I said yesterday that my feed is littered with people just making stuff up? We didn’t have 71% of Americans opposed to cell phones. Or ipods. Or laptops. We *do* have 71% of Americans opposed to data centers. That’s a huge deal.
#839Beff (e/acc)@BEFFJEZOSDecel Bureaucratic sabotage of AI datacenters hurts the American people and our nation's prosperity and independence