Local Anti-Big Tech Sentiment in Virginia Complicates National Artificial Intelligence Initiatives

A small Virginia community’s skepticism toward major technology companies and concerns over Chinese influence are reflecting broader grassroots resistance to federal AI development strategies.

26 Aug, 15:27 — 26 Aug, 15:27

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In a small Virginia town, distrust of Big Tech hampers Trump’s AI push

The front page of the Danville Register & Bee, a local newspaper in southern Virginia with a circulation of fewer than 4,000, carried an unusual headline. “LEADER: CHINA BEHIND THE MISCONCEPTIONS”, it read, above a photograph of two homes dwarfed by a data centre behind. The leader in question was Vic Ingram, chair of the Danville-Pittsylvania Regional Industrial Facility Authority (RIFA), a local body jointly established by the city of Danville and neighbouring Pittsylvania County to promote...

By Vincent Chow,Lucy Quaggin

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Local Anti-Big Tech Sentiment in Virginia Complicates National Artificial Intelligence Initiatives

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