Rep. Tlaib introduces a bill to ban AI data centers on federal lands
https://tlaib.house.gov/posts/rep-tlaib-introduces-a-bill-to-ban-ai-data-centers-on-federal-lands
Rep. Tlaib introduces a bill to ban AI data centers on federal lands
https://tlaib.house.gov/posts/rep-tlaib-introduces-a-bill-to-ban-ai-data-centers-on-federal-lands
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Excited to see how republicans justify voting this down while also campaigning on an anti-data center platform
Sadly it will go down in a ball of flames. Maybe after the midterms would be the time. Facts are the red states will claim states rights (which SCOTUS will uphold). The blue states will be flooded with lawsuits from the tech giants.
Thats gonna be a big no from me. I’d actually prefer data centers on Federal Land and run in accordance with the law. If there was a requirement that data centers could only be on government land…. That’d be even better.
This is actually pretty smart: the GOP has to betray (they already do to be fair) their own voters on an issue they are pretty riled up about.
DSA is the only political party or segment of a policy party for the working class
The spelling of her last name fucks me up so hard
All data centers should be built within a 15 mile radius of Mar-a-Largo.
love how we transitioned from “the cloud is abstract” to “we need to burn through half the desert’s water supply and build nuclear plants on public land just so slop generators can render a 6-fingered anime girl”
won’t pass anyway because both sides’ donors are currently dumping billions into tech stock, but at least someone is pointing out that grid stability and water tables are getting obliterated for LLM hype
I love that I get to vote for her and she represents me
I’d actually prefer if the military were allowed to have its own AI data centers on public land instead of relying on corporate data centers off site
Sweet now they can only build that shit in my backyard
I’d still love to hear an explanation of what these data centers are for and how it benefits society. Just gigantic buildings sucking up water and electricity to harvest data? How about no.
Ban them completely. They’re building an even bigger surveillance network than before. That’s the main purpose, not to help you write a better resume or finesse your descriptions of artwork ir whatever. Don’t train them.
What a loser. So let’s let China become the world’s data center enabling them to harvest information about most everything. Yeah, that’s the ticket because letting them become the world’s manufacturing center has worked so well for us.
Great, but they still introduce legislation to sell off federal lands. So these dont really cancel each other out.
Guess what the next Indian Tribe boom is going to be.
Unhinged. Just legislate sensible regulations, such as mandating that new data centres must underwrite new energy infrastructure, enforcing water-efficient cooling methods, and mandating a particular distance from residential areas.
Australia has a perfect example to follow in that regard, creating standards to address the complaints rather than just knee-jerking away the billions of dollars in investment.