Larry Fink openly calls for confiscating savings, pensions, private investments, etc to fund data center/ai infrastructure build out.
Summary
Larry Fink reportedly advocates for using public savings, pensions, and private investments to fund AI data center infrastructure, drawing criticism for socializing costs while privatizing profits.
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