Despite claims of an employment bonanza, AI data centers employ very few permanent workers. In Abilene, Texas, 1,500 people build OpenAI's first Stargate facility, but far fewer stay to run it. Data centers buy little from local businesses, narrowing the economic return for host communities.
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