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In Chapel Hill, Musk, Zuckerberg, policymakers push workforce development, data center deregulation

The G20 Innovation Ministerial in Chapel Hill, NC, discussed AI development and data center deregulation, with remarks from Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg. Discussions included the growing demand for data centers and the "crisis of power," alongside local concerns about land use and resource consumption. Several North Carolina localities, including Durham, have enacted data center moratoriums.