Pedro Domingos: Opposing Data Centers Means Keeping Your Country Stupid
pmddomingos · x · 2026-09-19
AI researcher Pedro Domingos made a pointed statement in the data center debate: data centers are "the brains of the economy," and anyone opposed to building them is effectively choosing to keep their country stupid.
The remark adds a prominent pro-build voice to the ongoing controversy over data center expansion and its local/environmental backlash.
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