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Milei is pitching Patagonia as a low-regulation haven for AI data centers, but the reporting shows promotion outpacing signed projects and local-benefit rules.
Democracy Dies in Darkness
# Argentina’s Milei pitches a regulation-free AI haven at the end of the world
Data centers are facing a growing backlash in the United States and Europe
FILE - President Donald Trump meets with Argentine President Javier Milei during the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Sept. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
By Isabel Debre | AP
TRELEW, Argentina — [Data centers](https://apnews.com/article/data-centers-artificial-intelligence-nimby-tech-b4b0544036989fc33820e8306593aff9) have become one of the most polarizing issues in the world. Argentina’s president wants to lure as many of them as he can get.
As residents and policymakers in the [United States](https://apnews.com/article/data-centers-bipartisan-opposition-trump-democrats-a419be82fb6b32a8fc048ac7ffbd1de3) and [Europe](https://apnews.com/article/ai-data-centers-ireland-6c0d63cbda3df740cd9bf2829ad62058) fight the facilities that power artificial intelligence, [President Javier Milei](https://apnews.com/article/argentina-milei-trump-musk-default-economy-inflation-libertarian-18efe55d81df459792a038ea9e321800) is pitching Argentina as a haven, promising a hands-off approach to draw foreign investment his [crisis-prone country](https://apnews.com/article/argentina-economy-crisis-javier-milei-president-peronist-crisis-8a8ac450fa5f7942f61ab092fdd4ed15) needs.
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Argentina’s Milei pitches a regulation-free AI haven at the end of the world
Data centers are facing a growing backlash in the United States and Europe
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Democracy Dies in Darkness
# Argentina’s Milei pitches a regulation-free AI haven at the end of the world
Data centers are facing a growing backlash in the United States and Europe
FILE - President Donald Trump meets with Argentine President Javier Milei during the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Sept. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
By Isabel Debre | AP
TRELEW, Argentina — [Data centers](https://apnews.com/article/data-centers-artificial-intelligence-nimby-tech-b4b0544036989fc33820e8306593aff9) have become one of the most polarizing issues in the world. Argentina’s president wants to lure as many of them as he can get.
As residents and policymakers in the [United States](https://apnews.com/article/data-centers-bipartisan-opposition-trump-democrats-a419be82fb6b32a8fc048ac7ffbd1de3) and [Europe](https://apnews.com/article/ai-data-centers-ireland-6c0d63cbda3df740cd9bf2829ad62058) fight the facilities that power artificial intelligence, [President Javier Milei](https://apnews.com/article/argentina-milei-trump-musk-default-economy-inflation-libertarian-18efe55d81df459792a038ea9e321800) is pitching Argentina as a haven, promising a hands-off approach to draw foreign investment his [crisis-prone country](https://apnews.com/article/argentina-economy-crisis-javier-milei-president-peronist-crisis-8a8ac450fa5f7942f61ab092fdd4ed15) needs.
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