Amazon urges support for AI data centers and offers pledges
What happened
On October 2, Amazon called on the public to support AI data center construction, warning that blocking such projects could cause irreparable harm to the US economy and national security. AWS CEO Matt Garman published a blog post of more than 3,000 words that day, saying more than 100 measures to pause data center construction are under consideration across the US. He also offered pledges including job creation, preventing local electricity price increases, and spending more than $1 billion to support communities around data centers.
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- The Verge · AIAmazon writes scary blog warning communities not to block data centers
Amazon 呼吁公众支持 AI 数据中心建设，警告阻碍项目可能对美国经济和国家安全造成不可挽回的损害。Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman 在今天发布的逾3,000字博客中称，全国正考虑超过100项数据中心暂停措施，并提出涵盖创造就业、防止当地电价上涨及投入超过$1 billion支持周边社区的承诺。
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