AI Companies Recruit Electricians and Carpenters by Thousands
Investor commentary links data center moratoriums to lost opportunities for skilled trades workers in AI infrastructure.
AI firms are rapidly hiring electricians, carpenters and other skilled tradespeople to build data centers required for expanding AI systems. Investor commentary from Daniel Loeb and Josh Wolfe highlights the high wages and state tax revenue these roles would generate. They criticize New York Governor Kathy Hochul's executive order imposing a moratorium on new data centers, arguing it harms blue-collar workers rather than the tech sector and forces talent to relocate to more welcoming states. The New York Times reports that the future of artificial intelligence depends on filling these physical infrastructure jobs.
A.I. Companies Are Recruiting Electricians and Carpenters by the Thousands via @NYTimes Something our bird brained Governor @GovKathyHochul should have considered before making the ill-advised decision to ban data center construction in New York.
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6 postsCase in point. Democrats banning datacenters are not harming who they hope they are harming (rich techies) They are harming blue collar workers who get a tidal wave of opportunity And they will just have to move where they are welcome and stay where they are well treated.
New York governor Kathy Hochul’s decision to place a one-year moratorium on data center construction in the state is “short-sighted,” writes @wolfejosh, the managing partner and co-founder of Lux Capital. “The New Yorkers left behind—upstate especially—will be told that they…
Case in point
Case in point👇👎 Politicians are 100% screwing blue collar workers as the market wants them + will pay them a ton Instead of seizing chance to close the very income gap that Democrats complain abou— —they’re moronically holding workers from 📈higher wages + state income tax!
My latest with the amazing team at @TheFP NY and Gov. Hochul made a terribly unwise call
When you state "pauses" data centers, you aren't hurting the people you think you are: techies. You're hurting your local economy and every day, blue collar folks. When you don't understand basic capitalism, you should not be allowed to lead the greatest country on Earth.
Banning or restricting data centers will harm blue collar jobs. Let's keep building data centers, growing blue collar jobs, curing diseases, helping small businesses grow, and so much more. @nytimes article below.
When your state "pauses" data centers, you aren't hurting the people you think you are: techies. You're hurting your local economy and every day, blue collar folks. When you don't understand basic capitalism, you should not be allowed to lead the greatest country on Earth.
Banning or restricting data centers will harm blue collar jobs. Let's keep building data centers, growing blue collar jobs, curing diseases, helping small businesses grow, and so much more. @nytimes article below.
Case in point👇👎 Politicians are 100% screwing blue collar workers as the market wants them + will pay them a ton Instead of seizing chance to close the very income gap that Democrats complain abou— —they’re moronically holding workers from 📈higher wages + state income tax!
My latest with the amazing team at @TheFP NY and Gov. Hochul made a terribly unwise call
