Comment by morpheuskafka
2 hours ago
A warehouse or factory would have more jobs, but would also bring massive truck loads to the local roads and corresponding pollution. The low staffing of datacenters means that one they are built there is little transportation impact.
> A warehouse or factory would have more jobs,
It would add low value-added jobs though (unskilled labor). Datacenters add high value-added jobs (skilled labor).
Only looking at the headcount is shortsighted imho.
> Datacenters add high value-added jobs (skilled labor).
The highest skill job an AI datacenter adds locally is electrician or climate technician. And not many of those.
Aren't DC remotely managed for almost everything? How does a DC in Paris, Alabama benefit the locals if 99% of the well paid jobs for it are done in the Bay Area?
> How does a DC in Paris, Alabama benefit the locals if 99% of the well paid jobs for it are done in the Bay Area?
They created a couple of facility janitor roles that will just be filled by illegal immigrants anyway.
And there is almost zero value generated locally.