It’s time for everyone to realize that the fight against data centers has nothing to do with data centers.
They have become a proxy for the hate towards AI and the concentration and accumulation of wealth it’s creating.
Until those running the big LLMs understand this and start a community tour, not to explain the benefits of AI, it’s too late for that, but to help towns and cities that may be impacted by job losses (and I’m a believer their will be a net gains in a few years), this battle is only going to get more intense and let me tell you now , no matter how much money you pay to buy politicians and races, you will lose.
One thing I have learned is being hated is not good for business.
How can they help ? They will tell you. You will need to do what they ask. Billions of dollars is a lot of money across towns and city programs. Across the major LLMs, it’s a cost of doing business.
At the same time, I would go to LA and NYC and ask the arts and creative unions what kind of programs would help and protect their artists. DO NOT GO TO THE MUSIC OR FILM COMPANIES. that will make it worse.
Don’t try to pay famous people to endorse what you are doing. That’s dumb.
Talk to artists and ask them what you can do to provide financial and creative support. Every creative I know is TERRIFIED about what AI will do to their profession. You must meet them face to face and basically do what they say.
The big LLMs have lost the PR battle. Why ? Because they all suck at putting people first. They have an SV attitude that makes them all think they are John Galt saving the
world
Given the number of data centers and power that is needed, today and going forward , If you don’t kiss the asses of the people that go to work every day, and are just trying to pay their bills, you will fall far far short of the capacity you need to make your business work.
“Dear migrants, before I say any other word to you, I want to bow before your dignity.
“You are not numbers or case files.
“You are people — with a family and a home left behind, with dreams that no one has the right to scorn.” — Pope Leo XIV
If you are a decent player but not the center piece and you’re on a mid team, and you hit the portal for money. Odds are you WILL NOT be paid what you think. In fact. Expect less than what you made before hitting the portal.
“I had about 200 kids — scared, cold, and terrified. Probably the worst day of their lives.”
Coast Guard rescue swimmer Scott Ruskin shares how he helped save 165 people during the devastating Texas floods at Camp Mystic.
As we get closer to our next election, I’m amazed and saddened at how many people are all in on the ideology of their party of choice.
I don’t know why it strikes me with such deep sorrow, but it does.
It’s hard for me to watch good people, defend horrible human beings.
I’m trying really hard to not participate. It’s tough.
If I had the power for just five minutes, I would use it to open everyone’s heart to what I believe is the truth: you’ve been lied to. Your tribalism is beneath you.
Alas, if I utter such a thought, I’m told that this is because I don’t understand how evil the other party is.
Maybe, just maybe, my complete lack of allegiance to either party gives me a vision worth contemplating. A vision were good people rise up and say enough. Of all of us agreeing that we deserve so much better than these two soul crushing, utterly corrupt parties.
I’m going to try very hard to not participate in these games because most people are completely intractable in their conviction that the other group is wicked. They can’t and won’t see any perspective other than the one that they’ve bought into.
Lord, help me to exercise emotional discipline on this medium.
Keep me from futile endeavors.
Point my heart & my mind toward productive and life-giving expressions.
Help me to pray for those who are breaking my heart. Help me to not despair, but to trust in the goodness of my fellow human beings.
God save our Republic.
I’m devastated to hear about the passing of an incredible young woman, activist and hero Hydeia Broadbent. In 1992, I did a Nickelodeon special called “A Conversation with Magic”, and 7-year-old Hydeia and I made an incredible impact. Hydeia changed the world with her bravery, speaking about how living with HIV affected her life since birth. She dedicated her life to activism and became a change agent in the HIV/AIDS fight. By speaking out at such a young age, she helped so many people, young and old, because she wasn’t afraid to share her story and allowed everyone to see that those living with HIV and AIDS were everyday people and should be treated with respect. Thanks to Hydeia, millions were educated, stigmas were broken, and attitudes about HIV/AIDs were changed. We will miss her powerful voice in this world. Cookie and I are praying for the Broadbent family and everyone that knew and loved Hydeia.
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Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard telling FOX 2 on air right now that they’re on the way to East Lansing with K-9 units and large drones with thermal cameras and smaller ones to search inside buildings. @FOX2News