# Stopping Data Centers Will Not Slow AI by Bill Gates > “Stopping data centers isn’t going to slow this thing one iota. So anybody who’s against data centers because they think that’ll slow down AI, that’s a waste of effort. The data centers are going to get built somewhere.” > **— Bill Gates**, *The Ezra Klein Show, September 29, 2026* ## Sources and Context - **Published source:** [The Ezra Klein Show, September 29, 2026](https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/2026/08/bill-gates-dangers-ai/688418/) — direct or near-primary publication carrying the attributed statement. - **Article placement:** [[articles/The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public|The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public]] quotes this statement in its analysis of AI danger, public competence, strategic acceleration and machine succession. - **Editorial treatment:** The Reminder reproduces the complete contiguous wording quoted in the article without substantive alteration. - **Context:** Gates separates local obstruction from global capability reduction: blocked infrastructure relocates rather than disappearing. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public|The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public]] - **Companion article:** [[articles/Vertically Integrating an AI Superpower from AI Factory to Citizen|Vertically Integrating an AI Superpower from AI Factory to Citizen]] - **Companion article:** [[articles/Safety Discourse Is Transition Discourse|Safety Discourse Is Transition Discourse]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/AI Transition Governance|AI Transition Governance]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Bill Gates|Bill Gates]] - [[wiki/Data Center|Data Center]] - [[wiki/AI Factory Externalization|AI Factory Externalization]] - [[wiki/AI Infrastructure Consent|AI Infrastructure Consent]] - [[wiki/AI Factory|AI Factory]] - [[wiki/Compute Sovereignty|Compute Sovereignty]] - [[wiki/AI Superpower|AI Superpower]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Stopping data centers isn’t going to slow this thing one iota. So anybody who’s against data centers because they think that’ll slow down AI, that’s a waste of effort. The data centers are going to get built somewhere.” — Bill Gates, The Ezra Klein Show, September 29, 2026 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-bill-gates-stopping-data-centers-will-not-slow-ai ```