Update: Labor unions must unite against AI datacenters | Tyler Turner

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Workers should start with a moratorium against building until our livelihoods and communities are protected For the surging number of Americans who now live alongside constantly humming computer-filled mega-warehouses, it is clear AI datacenters come with significant drawbacks. The report also notes that Opposition to datacenters grows on both sides of the political aisle as developers plan to invest $8tn to build them in the coming years. The bet is massive – roughly a quarter of our country’s entire GDP – but AI CEOs think it is expected to pay off because they believe this technology is expected to allow businesses across industries to rake in profits by cutting out their largest expense: labor. If all goes as reported by their plan, AI data centers is expected to enable corporations to redistribute workers’ salaries to themselves.

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