If AI data centers are so great, why are they being built in secret?
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If AI data centers are so great, why are they being built in secret?
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Re: If AI data centers are so great, why are they being built in secret?
#2This is the top comment:
“ And ask if AI is so great why hasn’t it designed resource efficient data centers?
And ask what the data centers are actually doing. Bitcoin mining, anyone?”
Says all you need to know about the competency level of this position, which is ideological and not fact-based
Re: If AI data centers are so great, why are they being built in secret?
#3They're being built in as much secret as possible because everything is. Everything about land development is adversarial and the people who keep their mouths shut wind up taking fewer 4-7 figure screwings along the way than the honest people.
It sucks that this how it is but even just the most casual familiarity with all the rules and processes makes it obvious why this is the way it is.
You could find more than enough data points to write this same story about grocery stores or anything else.
Re: If AI data centers are so great, why are they being built in secret?
#4This is the top comment: “ And ask if AI is so great why hasn’t it designed resource efficient data centers? And ask what the data centers are actually doing. Bitcoin mining, anyone?” Says all you need to know about the competency level of this position, which is ideological and not fact-based
But it’s not just ideological. The facts are, even with great strides in efficiency, datacenters use a TON of water and electricity. And without fail that results in increased prices for the local communities who see almost no benefit from these datacenters.
Ironically the very same people profiting most off of them are the ones saying they’re going to leave the country if they’re forced to pay anything resembling a fair tax rate. They’re always all about socializing costs and privatizing profits and the common folks are finally waking up to it.
Re: If AI data centers are so great, why are they being built in secret?
#5To stop assholes from bombing them
Re: If AI data centers are so great, why are they being built in secret?
#6This is the top comment: “ And ask if AI is so great why hasn’t it designed resource efficient data centers? And ask what the data centers are actually doing. Bitcoin mining, anyone?” Says all you need to know about the competency level of this position, which is ideological and not fact-based
But it’s not just ideological. The facts are, even with great strides in efficiency, datacenters use a TON of water and electricity. And without fail that results in increased prices for the local communities who see almost no benefit from these datacenters. Ironically the very same people profiting most off of them are the ones saying they’re going to leave the country if they’re forced to pay anything resembling a…
Data centers use very little water, right down to none if they want. And state-of-the-art hyperscale data centers really are operated by AIs.
Re: If AI data centers are so great, why are they being built in secret?
#7They're being built in as much secret as possible because everything is. Everything about land development is adversarial and the people who keep their mouths shut wind up taking fewer 4-7 figure screwings along the way than the honest people. It sucks that this how it is but even just the most casual familiarity with all the rules and processes makes it obvious why this is the way it is. You could find more than eno…
grocery stores? They are not comparable to data centers.
Re: If AI data centers are so great, why are they being built in secret?
#8This is the top comment: “ And ask if AI is so great why hasn’t it designed resource efficient data centers? And ask what the data centers are actually doing. Bitcoin mining, anyone?” Says all you need to know about the competency level of this position, which is ideological and not fact-based
But it’s not just ideological. The facts are, even with great strides in efficiency, datacenters use a TON of water and electricity. And without fail that results in increased prices for the local communities who see almost no benefit from these datacenters. Ironically the very same people profiting most off of them are the ones saying they’re going to leave the country if they’re forced to pay anything resembling a…
> datacenters use a TON of water and electricity
We have a shortage of neither.
Re: If AI data centers are so great, why are they being built in secret?
#9The conflation of concerns and synechdochal arguments are a wonder to behold.
Re: If AI data centers are so great, why are they being built in secret?
#10To stop assholes from bombing them
The secrets are kept prior to breaking ground. After that everyone knows what it is.