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TexasTowelie

(125,256 posts) Tue Dec 30, 2025, 04:18 AM 11 hrs ago

Rise of AI data centers is increasing job opportunities for electricians - NBC News

As artificial intelligence continues to grow, the construction of new data centers has increased the demand for electricians to install, maintain, and repair their complex infrastructure. NBC News’ Christine Romans visits Grand Prairie, Texas, to meet with the new generation of workers and discuss the growth of this career.

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Rise of AI data centers is increasing job opportunities for electricians - NBC News (Original Post) TexasTowelie 11 hrs ago OP

The trades are great, but the "transformation" really means "the AI bubble". xocetaceans 5 hrs ago #1

xocetaceans

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1. The trades are great, but the "transformation" really means "the AI bubble".

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Tue Dec 30, 2025, 10:22 AM

5 hrs ago

LLMs are really autocomplete on steroids with a large helping of theft of IP behind the scenes. There is no intelligence involved. Even with all of that, the environmental, personal, and eventual economic damage that is externalized away from those running the AI hype show is likely to be great.

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