Montana has made history as the first state in the U.S. to legally protect its citizens’ right to access and use computational tools and artificial intelligence technologies. Governor Greg Gianforte signed Senate Bill 212, officially known as the Montana Right to Compute Act (MRTCA), into law. The groundbreaking legislation affirms Montanans’ fundamental right to own […]
  • brvslvrnst@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    5 days ago

    The movement is supported by Haltia.AI, a Dubai-based AI startup, and the ASIMOV Protocol, a blockchain consortium advocating for decentralized AI infrastructure.

    Ah, blockchain. And apparently a “grassroots” .ai domain. Feels kinda sus

  • ShinkanTrain@lemmy.mlEnglish
    6·
    5 days ago

    Say the line, Bart!

    The movement is supported by Haltia.AI, a Dubai-based AI startup, and the ASIMOV Protocol, a blockchain consortium advocating for decentralized AI infrastructure.

  • BodyBySisyphus [he/him]@hexbear.net
    English
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    5 days ago

    Frontier Institute has promoted extensive research outlining the benefits of states attracting data centers and data-intensive businesses in booming industries like Artificial Intelligence, including:

    Boosting Energy Demand. Data center investment will provide massive demand for reliable power, helping protect energy dependent jobs and communities while also incentivizing additional energy production and grid expansion.

    Home-Grown Supply Chain. America has the natural resources and domestic industries to support the entire supply chain needed for data center investment. Data center investment will help boost mining, energy, photonics, semiconductor industries, and more.

    Increased Economic Opportunity. Attracting high-growth industries like AI and Data Centers will lead to increased economic growth and productivity, job opportunities, wages, tax revenues, standard of living, etc.

    It seems like the primary motivation for this legislation was “don’t tread on muh data centers.”