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Ethan Mollick critiques Big Tech's 'data center' terminology

Ethan Mollick suggests that Big Tech's choice of terminology for their large-scale computing infrastructure is suboptimal. He argues that "data centers" is a poor descriptor because it implies ownership of data and centralization, unlike the more evocative terms "server farms" or "supercomputing facilities." AI

IMPACT Suggests alternative terminology for AI infrastructure, potentially influencing industry perception.

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Ethan Mollick critiques Big Tech's 'data center' terminology

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  1. Bluesky Jetstream — AI desk TIER_1 English(EN) · emollick.bsky.social ·

    Big Tech should have either kept calling them server farms (agricultural, quaint) or started calling them supercomputing facilities (futuristic, exciting). Data

    Big Tech should have either kept calling them server farms (agricultural, quaint) or started calling them supercomputing facilities (futuristic, exciting). Data centers (whose data? why is it centralized by you?) was the worst possible choice.