Michigan Township Leaders Vow to Fight Proposed Nuclear AI Data Center
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Matthew Gault
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Board members of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, have vowed to fight against a proposed AI data center that would be built by America's nuclear scientists and the University of Michigan. The facility would run simulations to help build nuclear weapons. Residents overwhelmingly oppose the project and voiced their opposition during a public board meeting. Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has also been criticized by community leaders over the proposal.
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· 2 pulledWe will fight to our very last breath
The residents of Ypsilanti Township overwhelmingly oppose the construction of the data center
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