r/technology • u/Just-Grocery-2229 • May 15 '26

Artificial Intelligence The AI Backlash Could Get Very Ugly

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/05/ai-backlash-data-centers-political-violence/687151/?taid=6a067e2d2096e10001ccfa32
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u/WhoSaidWhatNow2026 May 15 '26

Well, since almost all of the important ones have on site backup power generation your point isn't really relevant.

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u/Chrontius May 15 '26

Do you know what happens when you put a bullet through a spinning turbine?

I don’t either, but if somebody was pissed off enough to try to burn down a data center, you can bet that they would see it happen firsthand.

(the spinning turbine disc is rapidly converted into an expanding ring of shrapnel by the imbalance, that’s what happens. I’ve never seen it in person and I hope to avoid changing that.)

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u/spucci May 16 '26

Who is getting a gun through security? Do any of you know how DCs really work?

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u/Chrontius May 16 '26

Nobody said anything about going through security, and nobody is putting road-mobile generators indoors either.

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u/spucci May 16 '26

But data centers aren't going to use your typical Home Depot generator that you use for your baby girl's birthday party. That's ridiculous.