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The losses signal strong local opposition that could bring more restrictions on data center buildouts as new officials take office.
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The results are in and data centers lost 46 of 47 ballot initiatives in the midterms. We should expect to see those failures met by even larger-scale bans when new governors, Congressmen, and state officials take office.Read original on X
This week's results make me optimistic. We have an unprecedented bipartisan opportunity to take on Big Tech’s abuse of market power and open up markets for the next generation of founders. Inventing powerful AI is only half the job. People must be able to use it to make their lives better and their businesses more productive. That gets harder when a few trillion-dollar companies can block new products from reaching them. Congress can open those markets for Little Tech. Let thousands of startups compete to lower costs and grow the economy for everyone. We should spread the gains from AI as widely as possible, not concentrate even more power in the companies that already control distribution.Read original on X
Protesters break into Microsoft data center site in Amsterdam. Around 100 people made it into the construction site, with some scaling a crane to place a “fuck AI” banner. Details 👇Read original on X
As we're seeing with the markets, the blue wave midterm results are already impacting the AI industry Our piece on how this could slow AI companies' data center plans and shift the policy landscape w/ @eastland_maggieRead original on X
Data centers lose 46 of 47 midterm ballot measures
Voters reject 46 of 47 data center ballot measures in midterms
Data centers lose 46 of 47 midterm ballot measures
Data centers lost 46 of 47 midterm ballot measures
Data center opponents win 46 of 47 midterm ballot measures
Data center opponents win 46 of 47 midterm ballot measures
Data center opponents win 46 of 47 midterm ballot initiatives
Data center opponents win 46 of 47 midterm ballot initiatives
Data centers lost 46 of 47 midterm ballot initiatives
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About 100 people entered the site, with some climbing a crane to hang an anti-AI banner.
The rebrand follows midterm results in which data center moratoriums passed 43-1, and OpenAI released a National Community Compact to win over communities.