New York becomes 1st U.S. state to impose AI data center ban
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There's growing backlash nationwide against AI data centers and now New York is hitting pause. Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order to delay the building boom. Kelly O'Grady has more.
Unrelenting demand for computing power has investors looking for chances to own the physical infrastructure behind AI.
New York enacted the first statewide moratorium on large new data centers, joining a growing patchwork of local bans, zoning restrictions, and ratepayer protections.
This is the second of three feature articles Ars is publishing to explore the financial, technical, and competitive dimensions of orbital data centers. Although the idea of putting data centers into space has long been discussed on a theoretical basis,
Kevin O'Leary went on several news programs, including Fox News, and accused some critics of his Stratos data center project of being foreign agents.
Australia will require large data centers powering artificial intelligence to generate as much power as they consume, and ensure that creative professionals retain control over work that may be used to train AI systems,
Georgia Power says building a new transmission line will require acquiring more than 300 parcels of land, including residential properties.
