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Korea's AI Push Meets Local Resistance | South Korea News
South Korea’s AI race is heating up — and so are the protests. As the government rushes to build massive new data centers to power its 2035 tech ambitions, local communities are rising up, demanding noise-free neighborhoods and environmental protections. What was once a government-backed sprint for progress has turned into a nationwide standoff, with residents organizing months-long demonstrations, forcing delays and even halting projects. The catalyst? A 2022 fire at an SK C&C facility and a regulatory gap that ignored community input. Now, districts are banning data centers in residential…
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