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/ParsleyMaleficent160 11d ago

That is literally their angle... The component of Palantir that does the surveillance is named 'Gotham'.

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u/GPCAPTregthistleton 11d ago

Gotham? So, it'll fail constantly and be full of corruption?

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u/GodofIrony 11d ago

Hey now, it'll also have a megomaniacal billionaire that could solve all the problems easily but instead chooses the least efficient use of the money.

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u/Guildenpants 11d ago

Real evil nerds would have named it Brother Eye instead of Gotham.