02/20/2026
From fake AI plants to AI generated promotional content in the plant world - AI has no place in this industry. We yearn for work that has heart, soul, and intention and hours of work put in, something that AI shortcuts could never provide.
Love and solidarity to all who successfully advocated for a 12-month moratorium on the development of a data center in Canton, NC - a development which would strain our water and power resources, increase noise and light pollution, and ultimately not be of benefit to the ecosystem or community.
It can feel like these developments are going to happen no matter what since the people expanding the AI industry are ultra powerful billionaire freaks, but we can look behind us to progressive movements in history for the blueprint to overcome the seemingly impossible. We can dream of a world that serves the people first.
No data centers in WNC. No AI in art. No AI at the Green Room Plant Shop, ever ❤️🔥