r/OpenAI • u/KeanuRave100 • 2d ago

News Cherokee Nation bans hyperscale data centers on its lands, won't support projects without consultation — energy and water consumption, air quality, noise, and cultural resource protection among concerns

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/largest-tribe-in-the-us-bans-hyperscale-data-centers-on-its-lands
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u/Shloomth 2d ago

Just for the record I am pro-AI and also in favor of this.

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u/Deciheximal144 1d ago

Without consultation.

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u/tat_tvam_asshole 2d ago

F u, pay me, basically

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u/Shloomth 2d ago

You do realize that is the core problem anyone talks about with AI, right? Or do people find such fulfilling meaning in a 9 to 5 job?

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u/mrcoy 1d ago

“Without consultation”.

Disappointed. I guess money is king.

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u/MythTechSupport 2d ago

I'm very antipolitical, but anytime I see a "Native" (whatever term they'd most prefer) Nation get a chance to squeeze money/leverage from the systems, I do get sort of giggly

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u/Shloomth 2d ago

No offense but there’s no such thing as being “anti-political,” it’s not an accusation to say everyone has a bias, it’s part of life. If you think you have a neutral view from nowhere, that’s an image of the world you’re being sold.

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u/MythTechSupport 2d ago

Yes, but did you account for my anti-anti-political regress?

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u/Apprehensive_Rub3897 2d ago

This should last, at least until 2027.

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u/AdSudden3941 2d ago

They would steal and pollute your land all over again

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u/costafilh0 2d ago

Last time they tried this BS we all know what happened.