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    Maine ist im Begriff, der erste Staat zu werden, der neue Rechenzentren verbietet

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    6. borkborkbork99 on

      Let’s hope more states follow suit. AI data centers are a drain on our resources and a blight on our communities.

    8. GreenGorilla8232 on

      A lot of people think „Data centers = AI“ but they’re used for so much more than that. 

      Netflix, Spotify, YouTube, Instagram, Google Maps… They all rely on data centers. 

      If you don’t want data centers, then stop using those services. 

    9. waltur_d on

      Wonder how many people that bitch about datacenters use the data in those datacenters….oh. All of them.

    11. gated73 on

      I’m not a fan of this torch and pitchfork Luddite era we seem to be in.

      And before the hypocrisy starts – if you’re downvoting those critical of this action – throw away your phones, get off the internet. Reduce the need for data centers – you add to it yourselves.

    12. Boring_Pair_982 on

      All states need to follow. The companies are already avoiding taxes, why should residents front the cost..

    13. Ronnoc780 on

      I wish rather than banning a data center, legislate them to pay their fair share. No tax incentives. Make them pay for the energy/water infrastructure and upgrades at a cost that lowers the community’s energy bills. Make them have a program with local community colleges that has a path for work at the data center and fund it to prioritize local talent. Make it so they’re a net positive.

      This is coming from someone in this community. Some data center companies do this, but it should be a bare minimum requirement.

    14. Just-Grocery-2229 on

      Maine leading the way: ‚AI is fun, but our lights need to stay on too – getting too expensive.‘

    15. Ahayzo on

      It wouldn’t be Reddit if people actually read the article.

      This isn’t a long-term ban. It’s less than two years, to let them figure out how to manage future potential datacenter constructions without harming their own environment and residents. We’re never going to get rid of datacenters, we shouldn’t want to because they’re more than just AI, and that shouldn’t be the goal, but we damn sure need to stop just letting people do whatever they want to build them. Good on Maine for actually doing something without jumping straight to a blanket permanent ban like some are calling for.

    17. FlamboyantPirhanna on

      Are they actually trying to build data centres Maine? Or is this just performative?

    18. Niceromancer on

      Someone will try to say main is passing up on jobs.

      What jobs?  Data centers hire like 10 people.

    19. Kevin5475845 on

      Hey I’ll just move this old datacenter to maine and then make a new one at the old place

    20. IStoleYourFlannel on

      Need to see this sort of backbone from Canadian governments. Survival is damn hard to achieve as-is without wasting our precious fresh water and electricity.

    22. klako8196 on

      Is it really a surprise that people are turning on the technology when AI is the cited reason people are losing their jobs, is the reason people see increasing energy bills, and is often misused to create shit like deepfakes? The technology has potential to be a positive for society, but the people running the show are more interested in privatizing the benefits while socializing the costs, and people aren’t going to have it. Right now, AI is the most popular that it will ever be as things currently stand. If things continue as they currently are, expect to see more politicians take hardline stances against AI as popular opinion worsens. Proposed bans like these are only the beginning.

    23. bmtraven on

      And elect a literal Nazi… 🤷‍♀️

      A downvote means you plan to elect the Nazi. 😬👍

    24. maybeinoregon on

      I wish we’d do that in Oregon, but our governor is too busy opening envelopes of money from special interest groups to do anything worthwhile…

    25. efbeye on

      Data centers aren’t just for AI. This is a bandaid reaction that will affect all websites and the internet as a whole.

    26. LegitimateTutor7185 on

      My wife & I plan on moving out of Ohio after my daughter graduates high school. We were looking at VT & ME primarily, this definitely gives ME a leg up.

    29. WNC_Hillbilly on

      Data Centers should be required to build and maintain their own infrastructure, period!

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