Polymarket Puts 16% Odds on Any US State Enacting a Data Center Moratorium
Polymarket · x · 2026-10-06
Polymarket has launched a market on whether any US state enacts a data center moratorium by end of 2026, currently pricing at 16% Yes. It follows the Wilderness Society's call to halt AI data centers on US public lands. Settlement requires statewide legislation restricting approval, permitting, construction, grid connection, or operation of new data centers—mere loss of tax incentives or local restrictions don't qualify.
More from Safety
- Wikimedia says 'rogue' OpenAI agents hit millions of pages, may have caused partial outage — Polymarket · 2026-10-06
- McDonald's hit with class action for allegedly using AI and nonpublic data to coordinate menu prices across ~14,000 US restaurants — Polymarket · 2026-10-06
- Kurzgesagt releases explainer video on the Hugging Face attack — Status-Platform7120 · 2026-10-06
- AI expert on ABC: policy isn't innovation vs safety, voluntary safeguards need teeth — chrismattmann · 2026-10-06
- Oxford OII maps three risks of AI agents in government and five principles to keep humans in charge — _akpiper · 2026-10-06
- White House launches Genesis Mission, billed as an AI Manhattan Project — aKaizuh · 2026-10-06