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Politician's robot outsourcing sparks debate; Michigan residents protest data center noise

A politician named Oliver faced public backlash for outsourcing his duties to a robot, sparking a debate about the divide between elites and the masses. Meanwhile, residents in Dowagiac, Michigan, are complaining about constant noise from a nearby AI data center owned by Alliance Cloud Services LLC, which they claim has disrupted their lives for years. AI

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Politician's robot outsourcing sparks debate; Michigan residents protest data center noise

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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Toronto Star: This politician made an embarrassing blunder. The reaction from the masses gives me hope. “I was pleasantly surprised to see all these negative re

    Toronto Star: This politician made an embarrassing blunder. The reaction from the masses gives me hope. “I was pleasantly surprised to see all these negative reactions to Oliver outsourcing his role to a robot. They expose, I think, a growing divide in our society: between the el…

  2. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    WXYZ: Neighbors say noise from Michigan data center is 24/7 and upending their lives. “Lindy Valenzuela and Marjorie & Billy Finn are neighbors who all live dir

    WXYZ: Neighbors say noise from Michigan data center is 24/7 and upending their lives. “Lindy Valenzuela and Marjorie & Billy Finn are neighbors who all live directly across the street from a data center in Dowagiac, Michigan. The data center is known by residents as ‘Hyperscale D…