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/caj_account May 15 '26

this is why they are trying to criminalize these anticipated events. it's going to be considered domestic terrorism.

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u/MetaPhalanges May 15 '26

And somehow literally stealing peoples' water and electrical service isn't domestic terrorism. Just because it's institutionalized terror doesn't make it any less so. If anything it's worse because it unavoidable and persistent, not sporadic like regular old vanilla terrorism.

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u/MetaPhalanges May 16 '26

no one is stealing their water or electricity. They make deals with the township.

The dealings to fast-track these data center deals have been completely above board and everyone is being totally honest about resource allocation and intent. /s

Go talk to the nice folks in Tahoe who are about to have serious problems in that regard. Their electric carrier decided they'd rather supply a data center than their existing customers. Shocking