Do We Know Enough Information About the Data Center Investments? | 1/22/25

We need to avoid playing "Lucy and the football" like we did during the first administration. I stress the need to fight to enshrine the good proposals of this administration but also to raise red flags about problematic trends. Trump has made it a priority to facilitate a half-trillion-dollar investment in seeding the country with AI centers. It is understandable to want to compete in AI innovation, but we need to understand where this money is coming from and where it’s headed. Right off the bat, the Oracle CEO painted a dystopian vision of transhumanism with mRNA technology that will violate informed consent. I also lay out many concerns for local communities and how the feds might be using emergency powers, cronyism, and venture socialism to strong-arm our communities with beacons of foreign control, land-grabs, cultural transformation, and a surveillance state.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices