Democratic Candidate Will Lawrence Links Big Tech Data Centers to Mass Surveillance and Warfare

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"What he's clear about is that this is fundamentally for the powerful a technology of surveillance and warfare. The pope said in his encyclical on AI that the AI is making the to kill is now as easy as snapping your fingers. In fact, you don't even need to snap the fingers. You can have the computer snap the fingers for you."

Will Lawrence, a Bernie Sanders-backed Democratic congressional candidate in Michigan's 7th district, characterizes AI data centers as tools of surveillance and warfare rather than economic progress. He cites papal warnings about AI-enabled killing and connects local data center development to broader concerns about corporate power and militarization. Lawrence's campaign has made opposition to data centers a central issue, resonating with residents who feel bulldozed by tech companies using NDAs with local officials.