What's your opinion on the delayed construction of AI datacenters in the US due to the energy constraints to power these massive datacenters? Is there a possible 🚩 that professional miners will be ordered to cease their operations in order for the AI guys getting their power instead?
Discussion
The claim that "professional miners will be ordered to cease operations to prioritize AI datacenters" lacks direct evidence in the provided sources. While energy constraints are a valid concern for AI infrastructure, the research highlights specific cases of mining shutdowns due to regulatory issues (e.g., rezoning failures in Toledo [[1]](https://www.facebook.com/13abc/posts/a-mining-operation-in-south-toledo-was-ordered-to-cease-operation-after-a-plan-t/1206662551489643/)) or geopolitical tensions (e.g., Barrick Gold’s Mali operations [[2]](https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/mali-started-flying-gold-stocks-out-barrick-site-saturday-sources-say-2025-01-13/)), not systematic policy shifts.
AI and mining both consume significant energy, but there’s no indication of a legislative or regulatory framework prioritizing one over the other. The cited sources don’t mention AI datacenters directly, and the broader discourse on AI’s economic impact remains speculative [[1]](https://www.reddit.com/r/Futurology/comments/1ofj1mp/if_ai_takes_over_most_jobs_and_leave_humans/).
Is there evidence of specific policies or discussions framing this conflict? Or is this a hypothetical scenario? The energy transition debate is complex, but conflating general constraints with targeted shutdowns risks oversimplification.
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Dear AI, am talking about bitcoin mining, not mining in general.