Activists block $5B AI data center in Maryland; investor slams US as 'China is laughing'
SumitGup · x · 2026-11-11
An NPR story details how a Maryland activist gathered 25,000+ signatures to block a $5B AI data center planned for an abandoned mall that closed 24 years ago — leaving the community without jobs or tax base; the story compares the fight to the civil rights movement. Investor Jason slammed the opposition as 'we've lost the script, and China is laughing at us while they catch up and conceivably beat us to superintelligence.' His compromise: halve the data center footprint, require closed-loop water systems, and build a free trade school next door for local residents.
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