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People Would Rather Have Nuclear Power Plants In Their Area Than AI Data Centers (www.forbes.com)
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[–] ellypony@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I would honestly rather have a loaded nuclear silo right underneath my house than a massive AI data center within 1000 miles of me

[–] Zink@programming.dev 4 points 1 day ago

It's the dream. Imagine the reliable power & internet connections. Plus you could hang a sign on your door like:

"No Soliciting

Violators will be shot for reasons of national security"

[–] daddycool@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago

Russia would like to talk to you.