The smartest people are pitching data centers all wrong with hypothetical 2035 utopias
signulll · x · 2026-08-22
The author comments on AI advocates' PR problem: many smart people think the way to make normal people pro-data-center is to promise a magical future where nobody works, cancer is cured, and everyone thrives. But these people already hate AI and don't care about your hypothetical 2035 utopia — people hear hollow promises all the time. The actual pitch, the author argues, is very simple (though not elaborated in the post).
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