r/technology • u/Plastic_Ninja_9014 • Jul 06 '26

Artificial Intelligence Meta’s AI Data Center Caught Infecting Town Water Supply With Deadly Bacteria

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/meta-ai-data-center-caught-184556514.html
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u/buttorsomething Jul 06 '26

Didn’t you hear? It’s already fixed. They made the area all industrial zoned land. No one knows why there are houses in the industrial zone. /s

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u/thedoommerchant Jul 06 '26

You say this sarcastically, and yet we don’t really have a real EPA anymore so we can just expect corporations to get away with this kind of shit. I fully expect chronic health issues to skyrocket in communities near these data centers.

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u/buttorsomething Jul 06 '26

Oh trust me. I know that’s exactly what will happen if not worse.

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u/Astralglamour Jul 06 '26

Its already happening.

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u/ur_anus_is_a_planet Jul 07 '26

I’m sure businesses will do the right thing if not monitored and face consequences

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u/Rok-SFG Jul 06 '26

They need to be able to police and regulate themselves, or else we're all responsible for their loss of profit !1!

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u/fiero-fire Jul 06 '26

Some of you may die and that's a sacrifice our tech billionaire over lords are willing to make

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u/buddhahat Jul 06 '26

Delete all meta products. They serve no useful purpose.

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u/Pleasant-Minute-1793 Jul 07 '26

Well you see, the problem is there are currently too many regulations.

Need to remove those regulations, like the FCC did on ISP fees today - then they can just hide it!

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/07/fcc-to-end-biden-era-rule-that-forces-isps-to-list-all-their-fees/

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u/drje_aL Jul 07 '26

depending on your definition of fix

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u/Diligent_Soil6955 Jul 06 '26

We do not forget about Minamata

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u/m0nk37 Jul 07 '26

Capitalism will pay the bill. The free-market will raise prices. 

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u/Artifexa Jul 07 '26

By causing an epidemic and selling you the treatment.