{"id":223355,"date":"2026-06-01T05:40:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T09:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/01\/artificial-intelligence-why-shark-tanks-kevin-oleary-wants-to-build-a-massive-data-center-in-utah\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T05:50:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T09:50:09","slug":"artificial-intelligence-why-shark-tanks-kevin-oleary-wants-to-build-a-massive-data-center-in-utah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/01\/artificial-intelligence-why-shark-tanks-kevin-oleary-wants-to-build-a-massive-data-center-in-utah\/","title":{"rendered":"Artificial intelligence: Why Shark Tank\u2019s Kevin O\u2019Leary wants to build a massive data center in Utah."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/slate.com\/technology\/2026\/06\/artificial-intelligence-kevin-oleary-utah-data-center.html\">Artificial intelligence: Why Shark Tank\u2019s Kevin O\u2019Leary wants to build a massive data center in Utah.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/slate.com\/technology\/2026\/06\/artificial-intelligence-kevin-oleary-utah-data-center.html\">https:\/\/slate.com\/technology\/2026\/06\/artificial-intelligence-kevin-oleary-utah-data-center.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-06-01 05:40:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"slate.com\">slate.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here is a concise summary of the key points from the article:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Project Overview<\/strong>: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Entrepreneur Kevin O\u2019Leary is planning to build the world\u2019s largest A.I. campus, referred to as &#8220;Stratos Hyperscale Data Center&#8221; or &#8220;Wonder Valley,&#8221; in Box Elder County, Utah.<\/li>\n<li>The campus would consist of 30 buildings and is intended to advance U.S. national security in AI and compete with China\u2019s technological progress.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Location &amp; Resistance<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The project would occupy 40,000 acres near the Great Salt Lake on private land, a decision that has triggered significant resistance from local residents.<\/li>\n<li>Many residents feel they were not given enough opportunity for democratic input or transparency in the approval process.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Political Backlash<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Initially, state officials including Gov. Spencer Cox strongly supported the project, viewing it as crucial for the state\u2019s economy and national security.<\/li>\n<li>Nevertheless, opposition has caused some officials to reassess their support and call for environmental reviews and public referendums.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Public Concerns<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Major concerns among locals include potential water shortages exacerbated by the data center, environmental impacts, and community displacement.<\/li>\n<li>The shrinking and polluting Great Salt Lake is a significant worry for residents whose livelihoods depend on its health.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Response and Future Potential<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>There has been a groundswell of community-led resistance, illustrated by thousands of letters of opposition, public gatherings, and grassroots efforts to overturn the decision.<\/li>\n<li>The backlash shows signs of causing political fallout, with several officials facing calls for boycotts and significant primary opponent challenges.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Potential Long-term Effects<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This conflict may spark broader political change in Utah, as locals question the prioritization of corporate interests over community and environmental health.<\/li>\n<li>The push back signifies a growing resistance to large corporate projects, mirroring similar resistance movements in other states.  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This summary encapsulates the central themes and concerns, highlighting both the visionary ambitions behind the project and the significant opposition it faces due to community and environmental considerations.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Artificial intelligence: Why Shark Tank\u2019s Kevin O\u2019Leary wants to build a massive data center in&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":223356,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/compote.slate.com\/images\/ba392798-c5d3-4385-aa1f-0ab88e59f122.jpeg?crop=1560%2C1040%2Cx0%2Cy0&width=1560","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[20],"class_list":["post-223355","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artificial-intelligence","tag-artificial-intelligence"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223355"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=223355"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223355\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":223357,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223355\/revisions\/223357"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/223356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=223355"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=223355"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=223355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}