With the US more than 50 years behind China in critical mineral supply and grid infrastructure built on systems designed a century ago, they examine where the real bottlenecks are and how to move faster.
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AI, however, depends on data centers in the physical world, and building data centers needs permission. This gives normal people the sort of veto power over AI they didn't have in the face of globalization; I make the case in Monday's Update and on Sharp Tech that understanding this dynamic is more important that trying to correct misinformation, which is a symptom, not a cause, of data center opposition.
Ben Thompson
I remember after Sandy Hook, President Barack Obama said that if a tragedy of such enormity didn't change hearts, minds, and legislation, then nothing would. I'm afraid he might have been right.
Barack Obama
There are understandable reasons for people to oppose data centers; the only solution that will work is simply paying them off.
Ben Thompson