The Verge·4 min read·medium
The fight against AI data centers is just beginning
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Emma Roth
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This article examines the growing community resistance against the construction of large-scale AI data centers. It uses the 2015 Apple data center project in Athenry, Ireland, as a case study for how local opposition can stall or cancel major infrastructure developments.
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