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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin says slowing AI data center construction could give society more time to prepare for the technology’s risks.
In a Nov. 8 X post, he argued that better algorithms could let today’s facilities achieve within four years what expanded infrastructure could deliver in two. A slower buildout would buy time to strengthen defenses against cyberattacks and biological threats, he said.
His comments follow an electoral backlash against data center expansion. Texas elected Gina Hinojosa governor after she campaigned for a moratorium, Wired reported. DeAI News separately covered losses by candidates backed by crypto and AI super PACs.
Buterin has also warned that AI-assisted mathematical research could expose weaknesses in blockchain cryptography before mature quantum computers arrive, as DeAI News reported Oct. 8.
The DeAI angle: Slower data center expansion could strengthen the case for decentralized networks that put existing computing capacity to work, an opportunity DeAI News flagged Nov. 6. Whether they benefit depends on matching available chips with paying customers.
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