Public commenters raise AI security fears and press commissioners to limit data centers
During public comment, residents warned about advanced AI risks and urged the commission to consider moratoria or stricter rules for data centers; commissioners heard concerns about noise, light, water usage and local employment claims.
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Several members of the public used the three-minute comment period to raise separate but related concerns. Barry Schmidt urged the commission to address advanced AI and cybersecurity risks, handed out materials and urged infrastructure protections. He said he had prepared printed copies of religious texts using AI and called the technology "very dangerous." "It's advanced AI that seems very dangerous," he said during his remarks.
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