Big Tech’s AI Push Meets Tribal Resistance on Native Lands

AI's data-centre land rush reaches Native reservations

The scramble to build AI data centres is pushing developers toward Native American land. Indigenous-led group Honor the Earth says it is tracking more than 100 proposed projects on or near tribal and rural territory. The appeal for developers is practical. Large land-based tribes often have space, water rights, and power access, and reservations can offer tax […] This story continues at The Next Web

Big Tech’s AI Push Meets Tribal Resistance on Native Lands

The rush to power artificial intelligence has sent developers scouring for vast tracts of open space. They seek cheap electricity and abundant water. Reservations offer all three. Yet this pursuit has stirred old wounds across Indian Country. Honor the Earth tracks at least 106 proposed data center projects on or near Native lands. The group’s interactive map lays out the scale. Honor the Earth calls the pattern data colonialism. Krystal Two Bul…

Big Tech Now Targeting Native American Land for Massive Data Centers

The rapid expansion of data centers fueled by artificial intelligence demands is increasingly focusing on Native American tribal lands, where companies seek vast spaces and expedited approvals that bypass regulatory hurdles faced elsewhere. This push comes as communities nationwide grapple with the infrastructure needs of the AI boom, but on tribal territories, it revives longstanding […]

Big Tech is now targeting Native American land for massive data centers

On Native lands, outside exploitation has a long and ugly history and technology companies see a chance for rapid development that gets past the red tape impeding projects elsewhere.