Resisting construction of datacenters
Richard Stallman's Personal Page [Unofficial]
May 13, 2026
Resisting the construction of datacenters for pretend intelligence is not mere nimbyism. They are the only aspect of pretend intelligence that people have a chance to oppose.
*In the words of the antitrust expert Zephyr Teachout: "If you want democratic governance of AI [sic], block datacenters. Google's not coming to any democratic table, not listening to any rules, without people showing force."*
I see one other point where we can resist — by refusing to call it "intelligence".
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