Simon Willison Floats 'Spot Birds Not Golf' — Turning Hyperscaler Water Scrutiny Into Public Parks
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Willison links a suggestion that hyperscalers under pressure over data-center water use could buy up exclusive golf courses, convert them to public birdwatching parks, and net a PR and civic win. It's a light but pointed take on the intensifying resource-cost debate around AI infrastructure. Minor as news, but a useful marker of how the data-center sustainability narrative is being reframed.