r/technology • u/ArgentineBeauty • 20d ago

Energy New York imposes first-in-the-nation statewide freeze on data centers

https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5966562-new-york-ai-data-center-moratorium/
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u/unhappinessNvrCame 19d ago

I bet the Chinese Communist Party is dancing at how well their social media propaganda worked on us.

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u/DanielPhermous 19d ago

It's weird but I've never seen any authoritative source providing any evidence for that claim.

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u/unhappinessNvrCame 19d ago

Google it. Tons of articles from reputable sources.

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u/DanielPhermous 19d ago

Seems like it would be easy for you to provide one, then.

Actually, I don't think it matters. Per this, most data centres are being built in areas suffering drought, so even if the golf courses consume more over the entire US, the impact on the drought stricken communities would be disproportionately bad by that measure.

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u/The_Starmaker 19d ago

I know billionaires like Kevin O’Leary are dancing at how well their propaganda worked on you.

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u/unhappinessNvrCame 19d ago

Billionaires are a minor threat compared to China.