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highplainsdem

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7. These data centers are being built because of generative AI, not the truly useful non-generative Ai

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat May 9, 2026, 08:06 PM

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that's the type most often used in science and medicine.

So these are for AI slop, AI search that's often wrong, AI enabled cheating that's destroying education.

It's for surveillance that will often make mistakes.

It's for an AI race and a financial bubble.

It's for oligarchs dreaming of ruling the world if they can create superintelligent AI.

It's for authoritarians who want more information on people, the better to control and manipulate them.

It's for advertisers who also want more info to manipulate people.

It's for CEOs dreaming of firing most of their employees.

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Data Centers Creep into Rural America [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Saturday OP

I don't understand the need or purpose of these huge "data" centers. Are they to increase gov monitoring of the public? wcmagumba Saturday #1

Very likely sakabatou Saturday #2

Can you imagine what could be done if even half those data centers were hospitals, schools, or affordable housing? patphil Saturday #3

This genAI bubble has caused a catastrophic loss of resources, in addition to all the direct harm done highplainsdem Saturday #8

Maybe that will take the starch out of rural America. Aristus Saturday #4

Local County Politicos need to use it for their advantage. Jacson6 Saturday #5

Feeding the monster that will eventually destroy us all, just ask Musk. Maybe humans aren't all that intelligent OGBuzz Saturday #6

These data centers are being built because of generative AI, not the truly useful non-generative Ai highplainsdem Saturday #7

If the DNC doesn't have campaign workers in every effected community Prairie Gates Saturday #9

Not just rural voters. These data centers are a suburban problem too newdeal2 Saturday #10

It's sited, not cited. ms liberty 16 hrs ago #11