The barons of Big Tech claim that AI is so important to improving our lives that all objections simply pale in comparison. Some governments are buying the claim and taking it as reason to silence dissent against data center projects.
Critics of AI Aren’t Anti-Tech ExtremistsRecent US intelligence documents hype up the threat of “anti-tech violent extremist activity” against data centers. Casting protests as ideologically extreme is a shortcut to silencing critics of AI and removing democratic constraints on Big Tech.jacobin.com