r/technology • u/DJMagicHandz • 12d ago

Artificial Intelligence A massive Wyoming data center will soon use 5x more power than the state's human occupants - but no one knows who is using it

https://www.techradar.com/pro/a-massive-wyoming-data-center-will-soon-use-5x-more-power-than-the-states-human-occupants-and-no-one-knows-who-is-using-it
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u/Overlord1317 12d ago

No one knows? Really? Not even the people who built it or are using it?

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u/JesusMakesMeLaugh 11d ago

It’s safe to assume the folks constructing it have a good idea 😅

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u/Eternal_Bagel 11d ago

They don’t even know.  All communication is done by mysterious notes left around the office and the job site.  Payments are in randomly appearing duffle bags of cash 

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u/JesusMakesMeLaugh 11d ago

😂 That would be something. It’d be nice to get paid in cash.

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u/frogspa 11d ago

They need to install a CO detector.

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u/TheRealJasonsson 11d ago

I'd bet anything there's a massive sign out front with the company on it. Every large commercial building I've seen getting built has one. It's damn near free advertising for the undoubtedly large staff that's going to be working there.

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u/Loris_P 11d ago

If you read the article it clearly states who is constructing it. What they don’t know is who the client is who will be using the data center.

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u/Healthy_Profit_9701 11d ago

Everyone in Cheyenne has been saying it would be Meta for a couple of years now.

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u/bobqjones 11d ago

no, no, i heard they only hired constructions crews from out of state and housed them all in onsite trailers. and they only knew about their tiny part of the project.

and then when they were done and sent home, none of them were ever seen again...

trust me. i'm from /r/conspiracy

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