Idea: Convert Offshore Oil Rigs into AI Datacenters
mjdramstead · x · 2026-08-22
Responding to a suggestion to buy up offshore oil rigs and turn them into datacenters, a user joked that "the fish won't get psyopped by TikTok." This idea explores the potential of repurposing marine infrastructure for AI compute hubs.
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