Ifeel the same way about AI data centers the same way I do about public funding for new sports stadiums: If this is such a fantastic boon for mankind, why don't they pay for it themselves? Why socialize the cost for something intended to put us out of work? I don't believe all the pipe dreams these billionaires are selling; how much is just vaporware? When it all comes crashing down, guess who they expect to pay for it?
I'll believe it's a good investment when Elizabeth Warren tells me. Via the New York Times:
Even as some corporate customers have been underwhelmed by A.I.’s usefulness so far, tech companies plan to invest hundreds of billions of dollars on it.
At the same time, the boom threatens to drive up power bills for residents and small businesses. Nationally, the average elect