Rob Wiblin warns accelerationist pushback could provoke strict regulation.
If accelerationists continue on their current track I suspect they will, in a Shakespearean fashion, bring about exactly the world they do not want.
“The public has swung 49 points against data centers in just nine months, underscoring the heightened political salience of the facilities and the AI industry that they embody.”
Rob Wiblin warns accelerationist pushback could provoke strict regulation.
If accelerationists continue on their current track I suspect they will, in a Shakespearean fashion, bring about exactly the world they do not want.
“The public has swung 49 points against data centers in just nine months, underscoring the heightened political salience of the facilities and the AI industry that they embody.”
Many users object to AI data centers over rising power bills, infrasound pollution, lost local benefits, and community harms while a few defend their necessity for progress.