The truth about California data centers and what doomers wont tell you

Throughout California’s Bay Area, cities are haphazardly enacting short-term bans on the development of data centers to placate a sudden wave of public opposition on the left and the right.On Oct.6, San Francisco unanimously approved a 45-day ban.

On Oct.7, Oakland did exactly the same.More cities will fall, like dominoes, because the panic over data centers is metastasizing.

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By clicking above you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.Never miss a story The movement to stop data centers is perhaps understood as the ultimate NIMBY (“Not In My Back Yard”) cause.

Politically, it is best defined as those who oppose data centers in their local area, which includes nearly 70% of Americans, according to Gallup.Keep in mind, this is a very diverse cohort that opposes data centers for many different reasons.Some are convinced AI will bring about the demise of the economy, and perhaps civilization itself.California Post News: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, WhatsApp, LinkedInCalifornia Post Sports Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, XCalifornia Post Opinion California Post Newsletters: Sign up here!California Post App: Download here!Home delivery: Sign up here!Page Six Hollywood: Sign up here!Others incorporate their opposition to AI into their existing suspicion of the tech elite.As one Oakland resident put it, “We do not control this technology.

I think it is a big mistake for us to gamble with the future of our city and trust that the oligarchs have a place for us in their vision at all.”That is mighty cynical.But it confirms and reinforces the fact that some Americans are genuinely skeptical that AI will make them better off in the end.Others who oppose data centers in their local area do so because they are concerned that the new developments will raise their utility costs.They believe...