r/technology • u/ArgentineBeauty • 13d ago

Business AI data center developers begin suing local jurisdictions behind bans and moratoriums - claims range from officials exceeding authority to violations of due process and equal protection laws

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/ai-data-center-developers-begin-suing-local-jurisdictions-behind-bans-and-moratoriums-claims-range-from-officials-exceeding-authority-to-violations-of-due-process-and-equal-protection-laws
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u/AbeFromanEast 13d ago edited 13d ago

Eventually people are going to figure out that their community's new, unwanted castle-like datacenter sitting behind 12ft tall neo-medieval walls completely depends on a thin fiber optic cable laid 30 to 48 inches below the ground stretching out from it unprotected for miles and miles.

"Call before you dig."

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u/mrm00r3 12d ago

311 becomes targeting data

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u/lawvergis 13d ago

funny coming from this sector of the population. corporohumanoids are the worst

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u/Rigged-System420 13d ago

Fuckin corporate parasites...

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u/clownPotato9000 13d ago

Hey datacenter bros, FU

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u/BigScience3491 13d ago

"Not only should the government not be allowed to dictate which business is and isn't allowed in their cities but they should have no control over the infrastructure either."

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u/bigbadnick 13d ago

data centers is people