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No one using an LLM is using it for low-latency decision making. If you care about latency you're streaming games or you're a high frequency trader, and none of those are terrible aggressive growth industries that have anything to do with what we're calling AI this month.

It is but it’s such an obvious and easily disproved lie that I wonder why it works. Either local governments are unbelievably gullible or they’re happy to use that as cover for the real reason they’re supporting it.

Multiple disasters everywhere.

the "progressive policy institute" cited by the Atlantic (unchallenged) claims to be a "center left" pro-competition think tank, but they're covertly funded by a lot of shitty companies (like AT&T) and routinely argue against stuff like corporate oversight or community-owned broadband

Yeah also they're not ISPs, people aren't connecting directly to the data center, this is driving me insane

The thing is, in the areas where these things are being built, there aren't hardly any people qualified to do those jobs. We don't have nearly enough tech people in my state.

They will take your land and your drinking water, and give you smallpox infected blankets in return.

The very nature/commercial viability of the business means that jobs will be few

And of course, elaborate sophistry meant to justify deregulation and Powell Memo plutocracy by putting a friendly "neoliberal" or "Third Way" face on it... www.progressivepolicy.org/wp-content/u...

Fair. What is especially ridiculous data centers is that most of the simple concerns for neighborhoods could be addressed by regulating noise/light pollution, power/water usage, etc. But American legislators are allergic to that because voters are brainwashed to reflexively reject all regulation.

Lies

that is some pernicious bullshit playing to people's lack of knowledge on the subject

I drew the same conclusion. Put in your county, pal.

Yep. Just like how everyone flocked to nuclear power plant sites because hey, we all use electricity

Also The Atlantic: David Brooks is very talented.

I also don't want innovators in my neighborhood.

My children all have asthma but our ping is fucking sikk