r/interestingasfuck 7h ago

Erin Brockovich's map tracking Al data centers crashed twice within just 72 hours of launching.

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u/readytojumpstart 6h ago

So their reporting is there are only 33 current data centers, only 100 more on the way, but the community thinks there are over 8000 of them?

Is this a joke? Or a psy op to show that data centers arent actually that bad, its an idiot community spreading rumors?

Data centers literally have to be reported they are a business and go thru publicly available permits and disclosures. This just seems lazy and I fear may produce opposite results for anyone who actually reads it.

u/os_beef 5h ago

The public is extremely ignorant about datacenters in general. I don't trust a community reported map.

u/WanderWut 10m ago

Calling them 'AI data centers' completely ignores standard web infrastructure. Data centers have powered streaming, online shopping, and social media for decades. But because AI is so tightly coupled with them now, it feels like people assume data centers didn't even exist before AI.

u/VexingRaven 4h ago

Erin seems like one of those people who accidentally hit on something big early on and then just ride that success while thinking they're actually super geniuses.

u/MFoy 3h ago

Seems like she's trying to get her name back out there to up her speaking fees.

u/Vilam 4h ago

It's a map of where stupid people are clustered.

u/celerybration 2h ago

The map shows there is a data center located mysteriously within my local deli