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Fisk University plans data center; Internet Archive fights 'good bot' ban

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Fisk University is planning to build a data center on its Nashville campus as part of a larger $900 million campus development, with President Dr. Agenia Clark emphasizing its role in enhancing academic opportunities. Meanwhile, the Internet Archive is advocating against the Stealth Crawler Prohibition Act in New York, urging Governor Hochul to veto the bill. The organization, alongside the Electronic Frontier Foundation and other civil liberties groups, argues that the legislation unfairly targets beneficial bots used by libraries and researchers, rather than focusing on malicious AI-driven scraping practices. AI

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Fisk University plans data center; Internet Archive fights 'good bot' ban

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    The Grio: Fisk University president defends proposed data center as part of $900M campus vision. “Fisk University President Dr. Agenia Clark is defending the sc

    The Grio: Fisk University president defends proposed data center as part of $900M campus vision. “Fisk University President Dr. Agenia Clark is defending the school’s proposal to build a data center on its Nashville campus. She says the project is still in the planning stages and…

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Internet Archive Blog: Internet Archive to New York: Don’t Kill the Good Bots in the Fight Against Bad Bots. “The problem isn’t anonymous bots. The problem is e

    Internet Archive Blog: Internet Archive to New York: Don’t Kill the Good Bots in the Fight Against Bad Bots. “The problem isn’t anonymous bots. The problem is excessive, harmful scraping. We need targeted solutions for abusive AI practices, while actively protecting the rights of…

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