@BenjaminDEKR: Instead of wailing about how American public opinion of datacenters is so low, what is being done to actually fix it? "…
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The post advocates for using AI to improve public opinion on datacenters by educating people about their benefits.
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Instead of wailing about how American public opinion of datacenters is so low, what is being done to actually fix it?
“They’re just ignorant” …then inform them.
Use AI. Show the benefits. Actually work to improve it.
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