A Data Center Offered $26 Million for Her Land. She Said No.

Delsia Bare and her mother, Ida Huddleston, rejected $26 million dollars for their Kentucky farmland from the builder of an AI data center. (wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-data-center-rural-america-b…) Their stance has made them folk heroes across the country but has also divided their town. WSJ’s Erich Schwartzel (wsj.com/news/author/erich-schwartzel?mod=WSJ_T…) spent a few days with the mother and daughter to better understand their resistance.

Further Listening:

- The Vanishing of an Anti-AI Activist (open.spotify.com/episode/6XEcxp9mcygGkOU6PLqWw…)

- A Data Center Revolt in Missouri (open.spotify.com/episode/7IsVe8OJqr3mTpegJ7UAD…)

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