RAMROD 117,978 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 To bolster artificial intelligence in the United States, President Donald Trump has championed rapid data centerexpansion as part of his AI Action Plan, jump-starting those efforts with the launch of the Stargate project immediately upon his return to the White House. At first, many states were eager to get on board in the name of American innovation. They offered tax incentives and removed red tape so that tech titans could spend billions of dollars building out the vast infrastructure needed to power their increasingly advanced AI models. But this push hasn’t come without consequences. Data centers are notorious for consuming enormous amounts of electricity and water, often leaving local communities with higher energy bills and strained drinking water supplies. And if they don’t use efficient energy sources, they can contribute to air pollution as well. As a result, data centers have become a fairly polarizing issue in the United States, drawing bipartisan backlash nationwide and prompting politicians at both the state and federal levels to take action. A growing number of states are even trying to impose moratoriums, which would temporarily pause new data center construction until lawmakers can better understand their effects and develop appropriate legislation to regulate them. Such policies would not only throw a wrench into Trump’s AI agenda vision — they would also stall the momentum American tech companies enjoyed in 2025, and reignite fears around a potential AI bubble wrecking the U.S. economy. Several local governments across places like Minnesota and Michigan have enacted rules that would temporarily pause the construction of new data centers. And six states are trying to do so at the state level. Here’s a closer look at what each piece of legislation would do, and what local politicians hope to accomplish if the laws pass. States Trying to Pass Data Center Moratoriums Vermont Oklahoma Maryland Virginia Georgia New York https://builtin.com/articles/state-data-center-moratoriums (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ✧*:･ﾟ ⁱᵐ'ᵐᵃ ʰⁱᵗ ᵈᵉᶠʳᵒˢᵗ ᵒⁿ ʸᵃ, ˡᵉᵗ'ˢ ᵍᵉᵗ ⁱᵗ ᵇˡᵃᶻⁱⁿᵍ﹗ (*´艸｀*) ♡♡♡ 4 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMROD 117,978 Posted February 21 Author Share Posted February 21 (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ✧*:･ﾟ ⁱᵐ'ᵐᵃ ʰⁱᵗ ᵈᵉᶠʳᵒˢᵗ ᵒⁿ ʸᵃ, ˡᵉᵗ'ˢ ᵍᵉᵗ ⁱᵗ ᵇˡᵃᶻⁱⁿᵍ﹗ (*´艸｀*) ♡♡♡ 4 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpmMonkey 7,832 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 1 hour ago, RAMROD said: saving people, hunting things - the family business 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helxig 45,623 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 I'll be myself until they fūcking close the coffin. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helxig 45,623 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 P.S. Trump pushing for AI development totally tracks with my conspiracy that him and other rich, powerful people are pushing AI as quickly as possible because they know once it's good enough they can get away with anything because we won't be able to claim anything as real anymore and evidence will no longer hold up in court. They can just throw their hands up and say "that's AI" and every photo, video, voice recording will be ignored I'll be myself until they fūcking close the coffin. 7 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
artdoll 47,185 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 1 hour ago, hELXIG said: P.S. Trump pushing for AI development totally tracks with my conspiracy that him and other rich, powerful people are pushing AI as quickly as possible because they know once it's good enough they can get away with anything because we won't be able to claim anything as real anymore and evidence will no longer hold up in court. They can just throw their hands up and say "that's AI" and every photo, video, voice recording will be ignored If this turned out to be true I wouldn't be surprised in the least, unfortunately ｡ﾟ☁ glued up, sometimes it's too much ☁ ﾟ｡ 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helxig 45,623 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 (edited) 22 minutes ago, artdoll said: If this turned out to be true I wouldn't be surprised in the least, unfortunately I always found it suspicious that a lot of celebrity's likenesses are blocked on major AI platforms but trump isn't. I feel like they're letting people have free use of his likeness so everyone gets used to seeing donald trump AI slop, so they doubt the real things that will inevitably come out. I promise you if the 'grab her by the p*ssy' audio leaked in 2026 noone would believe it. They're laughing as AI gets better and better Edited February 21 by hELXIG I'll be myself until they fūcking close the coffin. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy 14,289 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 (edited) 6 hours ago, hELXIG said: P.S. Trump pushing for AI development totally tracks with my conspiracy that him and other rich, powerful people are pushing AI as quickly as possible because they know once it's good enough they can get away with anything because we won't be able to claim anything as real anymore and evidence will no longer hold up in court. They can just throw their hands up and say "that's AI" and every photo, video, voice recording will be ignored Actually it's way more simple than that. He and his family have HUGE investments in AI. Everyone in the upper echelons do rn. The problem is no one wants to lose out so everyone keeps investing more and more but there's yet to be any real returns on it hence the firings at places. But if you stop investing, the worry is others will reap the benefits and you'll just lose out on what you've already put into it. No one wants to absorb losses this big. It's not that AI is replacing jobs, really, it's that companies have invested so much that they are hedging bets on firing people and forcing existing employees to adopt AI to offset the additional workload. It's a nightmare of an idea that will almost certainly flop OT: The Great Lakes need to do this stat because those are some of the most dangerous data centers imo Edited February 21 by Ziggy 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Mayhem 3,589 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Why else is he pushing for more pil production and removed the EPA regulations? AI is most DEFINITELY a part of the US long term plan...dont let anyone tell you different. Trump has said as much...its a race against China but honestly they seem to be beating us Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helxig 45,623 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 13 hours ago, Ziggy said: Actually it's way more simple than that. He and his family have HUGE investments in AI. Everyone in the upper echelons do rn. The problem is no one wants to lose out so everyone keeps investing more and more but there's yet to be any real returns on it hence the firings at places. But if you stop investing, the worry is others will reap the benefits and you'll just lose out on what you've already put into it. No one wants to absorb losses this big. It's not that AI is replacing jobs, really, it's that companies have invested so much that they are hedging bets on firing people and forcing existing employees to adopt AI to offset the additional workload. It's a nightmare of an idea that will almost certainly flop OT: The Great Lakes need to do this stat because those are some of the most dangerous data centers imo HA. I kinda love this. The rich are all stuck in an 'investment loop' even though they know it's probably not going to show considerable returns I'll be myself until they fūcking close the coffin. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petie Estie 5,736 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 "but China will win AI" who ****ing CARES let them Jesus Christ Call your therapist...it's Petie Estie Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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