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basically imagine the Manhattan project, but instead of blowing up the desert they're building the biggest datacenter you've ever seen.
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Isn't this the beginning of the plot of "I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream"? The exceptionally disturbing dystopian horror?
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the possible futures after the thing is built are uncountable, but hoping the thing won't get built at this point is naive.

in general I agree people should be reading a lot more sci-fi nowadays than they used to.

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I read the popular ones, but itch for more. Which sci fi most applies today?
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