中期选举后马斯克与数据中心面临阻力,OpenAI调整政策
原标题:After the midterms, things are looking rocky for Elon Musk and data centers
AI 摘要
美国中期选举后,民主党在多地获胜,选民在数十项地方公投中否决或限制数据中心建设,并选出承诺限制数据中心的政客(如得州候任州长Gina Hinojosa)。TechCrunch播客讨论认为,反数据中心情绪已成为跨党派基层议题,未来两年超大规模云厂商和数据中心企业将面临更多阻力。OpenAI随即发布“计算园区”政策蓝图,承诺不再要求保密协议并提高透明度,同时试图为数据中心重新命名以改善形象。
正文节选
Democrats’ historic victory in this week’s midterm elections could also have a dramatic effect on the tech industry. In dozens of local ballot measures, voters rejected data centers. And even when they weren’t voting on the issue directly, they were electing politicians — like Texas’ new governor-elect Gina Hinojosa — who campaigned on the promise of restricting data centers. On the latest episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Kirsten Korosec, Sean O’Kane, and I discussed what the midterms mea