Source: Courier Journal
Summary
A Kentucky woman received an offer of $26 million from a major artificial intelligence company to build a data center on her farm. The company, which has not been named, reportedly made the offer to purchase a portion of the woman’s land for the construction of the data center. The woman, who wishes to remain anonymous, is considering the offer. The data center would be used to support the company’s AI operations.
Our Reading
The offer sounds ambitious, but let’s be real, it’s just another case of a tech giant trying to buy its way into rural America.
A data center on a farm, because that’s exactly what we need – more servers in the countryside. The AI company must think this is a ” revolutionary” idea. Meanwhile, the woman gets a hefty sum, and the company gets to tout its ” rural investment”.
Original observation: Because nothing says “innovation” like building a data center on a farm that’s been there for generations.
Author: Evan Null
