alt Hacker News> Overall, it's not exactly a ton of jobs for how much money is going into them, but it isn't nothing.
I’m not disputing that data center buildouts will have some localized job creation, but the net effect of all those data centers will be overwhelmingly negative on employment if everything the AI companies are saying is true
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Lerc • today at 3:43 AM
If everything the AI companies are saying is true, we'll all be living in a utopia while simultaneously annihilated by a rogue AI.
It will be pretty, but rather quiet.
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> Calling data centers “job creating infrastructure” seems like a bit of an oxymoron
That's your original point, which is wrong since, as you admitted, data center boom is clearly creating jobs.
If you meant those jobs are offset by the negative effect of AI in general if we believe AI companies, a study by Anthropic was actively discussed here a few days ago. TLDR: they don't believe there will be mass unemployment because of AI
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49626373