AI Finks Seemingly Everywhere

WIRED ran a story on the FBI and other federal agencies concerned about citizen resistance to data centers locating in their community.  

According to documents obtained by WIRED through public records requests, more than 1,000 pages of previously unpublished reports from Department of Homeland Security, the FBI, and fusion centers show agencies increasingly tracking what they describe as anti-technology threats.

One report from the New York Intelligence and Counterterrorism Bureau warned that AI adoption could spark major unrest within the next five years and result in "anti-tech violent extremist activity."

This follows BlackRock's Larry Fink expressing concern that citizens would use drones to attack data centers.  Something very strange is going on given how quickly this language has accelerated.   

Fink landed in Texas this week and appeared with Governor Greg Abbott.  Larry went on to suggest public pension funds, retirement and savings accounts finance hyperscale data centers. 

 

Expressing one's opinion, asking government to be open and accountable, to balance the resource needs of citizens with economic development and seeking to minimize the transfer of public dollars to extremely wealthy corporations/corporate executives sounds like a basic right.  

Have those rights also been pledged to TechGods and the Lords of Capital by our elected officials?

I never thought I needed to shield my savings and retirement accounts from voracious AI data centers.  Thank God, Larry Fink warned me.  

Update 5-28-26:  My wise friend noted:

The accumulated savings of the people have been harnessed and softly commandeered through the narrative of investment for the likes of Larry Fink and his private equity/venture capital brethren as they funnel those flows into their mandates and increased wealth.  I wonder how many people would pay attention if their private marks (asset valuations) were revealed and the Federal Reserve finally just let the market clear. 

Larry began his career with a wipeout, It would be poetic justice if he ended his career the same way.

Government of, by and for the TechGods. the Lords of Capital and their political functionaries.  Finks everywhere.

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