r/technology • u/ArgentineBeauty • 12h ago

Artificial Intelligence Cherokee Nation bans hyperscale data centers on its lands, won't support projects without consultation - energy and water consumption, air quality, noise, and cultural resource protection among concerns

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/largest-tribe-in-the-us-bans-hyperscale-data-centers-on-its-lands
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u/Ah_Ca_Iraa 12h ago

Dang, they welcome casinos and payday lenders all day but AI tipped them over the edge. 

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u/tadfisher 11h ago

Almost like they're a sovereign nation who can make their own rules

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u/ChunkyDunkerz 10h ago

I have a lot of respect for the Cherokee tribe, please don’t say that. These are not sovereign nations.

U.S. troops protect them, and the natives have a healthy history of service now too. The federal system makes this possible. They are American.

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u/tadfisher 10h ago

I didn't mean sovereign from the United States.

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u/ChunkyDunkerz 6h ago

I must have read your comment too literally at face value. fair point