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Microsoft’s proposed data center in Caledonia, Wisconsin, has been scrapped due to significant local opposition. The project’s cancellation has fueled a broader discussion about the difficulties in establishing the infrastructure needed to support the burgeoning field of artificial intelligence. Critics suggest that community resistance to such projects could impede future AI development and potentially delay the advancement of artificial general intelligence (AGI). The debate gained traction following a Reddit post highlighting the situation: https://old.reddit.com/r/artificial/comments/1o1kadd/luddites_won_microsoft_drops_caledonia_data/