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Arizona city rejects data center after AI lobbying push (www.politico.com)

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CHANDLER, Arizona — This Arizona suburb sent a searing warning message to Big Tech companies after city officials on Thursday night unanimously rejected a proposed artificial intelligence data center — capping a fight that attracted powerful interests from Silicon Valley and Washington.

A lobbying push that included Microsoft and Meta and outside political pressure to approve the project, perhaps most significantly from former Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, shined a spotlight on AI industry efforts to influence local decisions around development.

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[-] eestileib 16 points 3 days ago

I'm sure Sinema's moral authority really mattered there. 😄

[-] hansolo@lemmy.today 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

She left having alienated everyone except lobbying firms. This was a time share presentation and she gets paid no matter what.

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