The White House says seven major AI companies will now bear the cost of powering their expanding data center infrastructure. President Donald J. Trump unveils the “Ratepayer Protection Pledge,” an agreement with leading AI firms designed to protect Americans from electricity price hikes due to data center energy requirements. Under the pledge, Amazon, Google, Meta,

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The White House says seven major AI companies will now bear the cost of powering their expanding data center infrastructure. submitted by /u/Secure_Persimmon8369

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  • Jhex@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 day ago

    so a pledge (read, non-binding) to cover the cost of their own operations… and this is sold as good news?

    That’s like McDonalds promising they would pay for the cows they slaughter to make burgers…