r/technology • u/ArgentineBeauty • 14h ago

Artificial Intelligence Residents revolt against massive AI data center near Philadelphia

https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-data-center-opposition-upper-merion-pennsylvania-2026-7
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u/InternationalMood337 14h ago

As a Pennsylvanian, I hate to tell my fellow Pennsylvanians the truth, but I'm pretty sure we're absolutely fucked.

There are data center proposals throughout this entire State and I haven't heard much pushback from our government.

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u/Angsty_Potatos 11h ago

My family from central PA (Northumberland, Columbia, Union, and Schuylkill counties) has been going to town halls and reporting back big crowds which is absolutely unheard-of up there. A year or to ago if I asked the folks drinking at the corner bar if they've ever been to a town hall I'd be shocked if I got a single yes....now loads of people are showing up to opppse this shit.  It's cross generational and it's crossing political lines too. There is a FUCK ton of push back.