In only three weeks, Mayor Andrea Horwath and eight councillors flipped their votes

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[–] 10 points 3 months ago (1 child)

The link is presumably meant to be to this: https://blundervalley.ca/blog/what-flipped-hamiltons-vote/

[some random tech bro] suggested that based on its size, the data centre proposal before the city was unlikely to be an AI data centre, claiming it wouldn't be economically viable. A quick search of Ontario's corporate registries determined the owner of the land also runs an AI software company.

AI software companies are not going to hesitate to do a thing just because it's not economically viable.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    See also: Why businesses lie about AI

    a situation in which everyone – "boards, executives, employees, vendors, consultants" – has a strong incentive to lie about how much AI is delivering for their companies.

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    [–] [S] 3 points 3 months ago

    Another example of lobbyists buying policy, in this case land for a data centre, against overwhelming public condemnation. Outside of NYC, shit looks bleak. The electorate needs to take back democracy. Horwath was the former leader of the Ontario NDP. Shame on her x1000

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