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AI doesn't need that many datcenters.
It's for a surveillance state, and we can't wait for mainstream media to tell us.
It's the only logical reason it's being pushed so hard
It's not there to steal our jobs or raise profit margins, the goal is AI watching anything and everything we do, then straight up minority report "pre-arrests".
They also want it to astroturf propaganda on social media.
They don't need bots for that...
They're not manipulating social media, they own and control social media.
They can hide what they want, and promote what they like. No need for accounts to vote/share, it can happen behind the scenes. Why have 10k bots to vote on things that you control?
I don't think people are understanding the scope of these data centers
Your talking about using a F1 car for a daily commute that last an hour but never goes over 45mph...
I'm not saying they're not dumb enough to try that first, I'm saying its more likely you give them this capability, and they're use it.
Probably before the 2028 election
Because bots can do so much more than just vote? They can push narratives, repeat propaganda, and inject talking points directly into conversations in real time. Comment sections are ripe for manipulation.
It's basically the same thing governments have paid troll farms to do, but now it can be automated.
And it's going to do an absolutely shit job. Look at the accuracy rates of all this dogshit.
AI absolutely CAN use that many datacenters. The amount of compute resources it demands for training is immense.
It's being pushed so hard because all the billionaire business owners are throwing huge wads of money at AI services based on the wet dream that they can lay off most of their professional staff and replace them with AI agents. Because AI doesn't ask for pay raises or health insurance. It really is that simple.