Construction of huge data centers: Trump attacks data center opponents: Want to be "poor"
It has long since become a political issue in the US population: are you for or against the construction of giant data centers with which AI is to be further developed? Trump doesn't like the protest.
US President Donald Trump has spoken out against opponents of large data centers, two months before important governor elections and midterm parliamentary elections. Trump claimed that communities in the US are against data centers only if they want to be "backward and poor". He also mentioned that China, a competitor in the AI race, would be pleased with the resistance to data centers.
The construction of large data centers, driven by internet companies such as Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Meta, is facing growing criticism in the US due to concerns over environmental impact, high energy and water consumption. Trump argued that data centers would bring economic growth, lower taxes, and jobs to the regions.
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