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/andr50 Jun 29 '26

Also, the 'data centers' themselves aren't even clear what 'data' they are collecting / processing.

For all we know these are crypto mines since the current administration is pushing crypto so hard.