AI companies hire staff to engage communities around data centers
AI · First reported 30 Oct, 17:22 · Updated 17:31
Major technology and AI companies are advertising roles focused on community relations and policy around planned data centers. The reported duties include leading town halls, addressing local concerns and responding to opposition; Anthropic lists a salary floor of $265,000 for one role.
- Companies including Microsoft and Google are seeking staff for data-center messaging, community relations and negotiations with local officials and residents.
- The article says postings for these roles have risen as companies seek to respond to pushback against data-center projects.
- Anthropic advertises a $265,000 salary floor for a role requiring half its time to be spent traveling.
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- Microsoft role
- Messaging and community relations for its data-center buildout
- Google role duties
- Attend hearings and town halls, field technical questions and address local concerns
- Anthropic salary floor
- $265,000
- Travel requirement
- Anthropic says the role involves spending half the time on the road
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