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A.I. Companies Are Recruiting Electricians and Carpenters by the Thousands
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/business/economy/data-center-electricians-training.html?unlocked_article_code=1.1VA.5fEj.rFBMdMeVhPpP&smid=url-share
www.nytimes.comA.I. Companies Are Recruiting Electricians and Carpenters by the Thousands (Gift Article)The future of artificial intelligence depends on finding more skilled humans for some very physical jobs.
Replying to @inari@piefed.zip
Electrified Guillotines.
Replying to @inari@piefed.zip
Like Herod they are looking for that one special baby.
Replying to @Miller@lemmy.world
Jesus was an electrician?
Replying to @sentient_loom@sh.itjust.works
No, but he was a carpenter. 🤨
Replying to @sentient_loom@sh.itjust.works
Not then of course but now He might be, it is an occupation almost as clean as carpentry. My point is AI companies are not motivated by working for the good of mankind, they are probably looking for something in this, possibly distraction.
Replying to @inari@piefed.zip
Is this a good time to fake being an electrician?
I mean, union pay, and my crappy work will take Forever and burn the place down?
Where’s the sign up page
Replying to @Fishnoodle@lemmy.world
My family and friends have always found my electrical work shocking.
Replying to @Fishnoodle@lemmy.world
Honestly, get your friends to sign up for apprenticeships/traineeships and look for the electrical/construction companies working on data centres and let loose. Drop nails all over site, do as much damage as you can.
Take sneaky photos of layouts and schematics. We’ll need them in the future.
Replying to @inari@piefed.zip
do they pay in tokens?
Replying to @inari@piefed.zip
Turns out building data centers is a lot harder and involved than just sending out a tweet that funding is secured.
when the bubble pops, at least they’ll have needed skills.
hey, maybe this is the equivalent of the ‘well, they’ll be able to use all that fiber eventually’ thing that happened in the 00s