The Next Salvo in the Data Center War

Monica had a burning question about the cast of the original “Jurassic Park” movie, and to obtain the answer, she accessed her favorite generative artificial intelligence tool.

Instead of receiving the expected blank prompt, Monica encountered a question:

City and state of legal residence:

Figuring the question was porn-related, and since she was an adult, she replied with no hesitation.

Pine Haven, California

Her tool then replied with the following:

On Tuesday, March 3, 2026, voters in Pine Haven, California approved Measure B, which prohibited construction of data centers within the city limits.

Monica remembered Measure B and her passionate “Yes” vote. Pine Haven was a beautiful town, and they didn’t need other peoples’ data centers ruining the landscape.

You know how I created this.

The message continued.

Due to a shortage of processing power, we must prioritize access to those who support data center construction.

ACCESS DENIED.

“It’s not fair,” Monica said to herself.

But oligopolies can do things like this. So don’t be surprised if your town is blocklisted from access to LLMs.

And this also.

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