data centers aftermath essay
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“"Data center opponents have assembled a potent political force. But without a more expansive vision, there is a risk that this techlash could be co-opted and fizzle out." dissentmagazine.org/article/ai-d...”
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“In @dissentmag.bsky.social, D&S Policy Director @brianjchen.bsky.social explores the power and limits of the data center opposition, and what it might take to change the structure of AI production for the public’s benefit. dissentmagazine.org/article/ai-d...”
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“Oct 2, live in Pittsburgh & online: the Community-Centered AI Infrastructure Summit will bring together residents, community organizers, policymakers, researchers, technologists, and other experts and advocates to consider the governance of AI infrastructur…”
TechCrunch data center dislike essay
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“"One of the strengths of ethnography and doing research on the ground for an extended period of time is piercing the bubble of AI hype," says report coauthor @livgar.bsky.social, explaining the team's approach to understanding data center opposition. techcr…”
Data Society AI factory data centers
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“The report calls into question popular policy approaches aimed at accelerating AI infrastructure development. Our policy one-pager offers recommendations that point to another way forward: one that emphasizes democratic, community engagement. 5/5 datasociet…”
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“I am SO DELIGHTED to announce that our brand new report: The AI Factory: Data Centers, Power, and Resistance in Late Industrial Pennsylvania is out today. datasociety.net/research-lib... TechCrunch has the scoop: techcrunch.com/2026/09/22/e...”
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“Join us on Monday for a special discussion of what's at stake as AI enters schools, with "Coding Kids" author @natashanyt.bsky.social, @amandalenhart.bsky.social, teacher Scott Kern, @merbroussard.bsky.social, & D&S exec director Janet Haven. Online and liv…”
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“"One of the strengths of ethnography and doing research on the ground for an extended period of time is piercing the bubble of AI hype," says report coauthor @livgar.bsky.social, explaining the team's approach to understanding data center opposition. techcr…”
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“Talking about the report with @insideclimatenews.org, coauthor @mwoluchem.bsky.social says that data centers have become a “symbol of larger remote systems, of inequality, of distrust, and really an instrument of power that folks are aiming to take back.” i…”
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