CHANDLER, Arizona — This Arizona suburb sent a searing warning message to Big Tech companies after city officials on Thursday night unanimously rejected a proposed artificial intelligence data center — capping a fight that attracted powerful interests from Silicon Valley and Washington.
A lobbying push that included Microsoft and Meta and outside political pressure to approve the project, perhaps most significantly from former Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, shined a spotlight on AI industry efforts to influence local decisions around development.
Seriously. If they have to build these giant wastes of energy, why not put them up in places like Minnesota, where for half the year you can cool the place by just opening a window.
We don’t want em here. Keep Minnesota free of these losers
Deserts are cold at night. Temp swings of +/- 30° daily. That being said the water thing is a pretty big issue and I deeply regret having to vote for Sinema.