The county’s tax base has swelled thanks to the highest concentration of data centers anywhere. It’s already facing a future where those facilities stop gushing gobs of cash.
Folks from AI startups, Big Tech, research nonprofits and activist groups gathered to hash out ideas for preventing the collapse of civilization over chips and cookies.
The AI supply chain is full of mixed incentives, according to researcher David G. Widder. He’s not optimistic that the companies in charge of it will police themselves.