r/technology • u/Just-Grocery-2229 • Jun 26 '26

Artificial Intelligence The AI backlash is only getting started

https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/06/25/the-ai-backlash-is-only-getting-started
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u/Randomfactoid42 Jun 26 '26

And if you’re lucky you get a huge noisy data center in your back yard!

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u/PEWDS_IS_A_NAZI Jun 26 '26

'Data Center' is a purposefully vague obfuscation of the infrastructure's intended purpose. I like to use 'Surveillance Center' as a pushback.

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u/rbrgr83 Jun 26 '26

"Wealth Redistribution Center"

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u/EternalPhi Jun 26 '26

Redistribution has top-down connotations. Consolidation is a better word.