It’s Going to Be Bigger Than Manhattan and Drain a State of Its Resources. Residents Are Fighting to Kill It.
A proposed A.I. campus in Box Elder County, Utah, led by Kevin O'Leary, has sparked significant local opposition. The project aims to establish a massive data center complex, but many residents feel betrayed by the lack of public consultation. Concerns about resource depletion and the speed of the approval process have fueled resistance among the community.
- ▪Kevin O'Leary plans to build the world's largest A.I. campus on 40,000 acres in Box Elder County, Utah.
- ▪The facility would be more than twice the size of Manhattan and include numerous data centers and research facilities.
- ▪Residents have expressed strong opposition, feeling there was insufficient public discussion before the proposal was announced.
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The Industry The Battle for Box Elder A remote Utah county has become the latest front in a high-stakes fight to build the infrastructure powering the A.I. boom. By Nitish Pahwa Follow Nitish Signed Up For Email Alerts Error Signing Up For Email Alerts Close Enter your email to receive alerts for this author. Thanks for signing up! You can manage your newsletter subscriptions at any time. You're already subscribed to the aa_Nitish_Pahwa newsletter. You can manage your newsletter subscriptions at any time. We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try again, or manage all your newsletter subscriptions here . <div class="slate-notification--error"> Please enable javascript to sign up for newsletters.
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