Two Women Refuse Tens of Millions of Dollars Due to AI: 'The Destruction of the Human Race'

Two women, a mother and daughter, refused to sell their land in Kentucky for $26 million after discovering it was intended for a massive AI server farm. Barr, 54 and blind, and Huddleston, 83, became local heroes in the fight against AI encroachment. They cite religious faith and fear of humanity's destruction. The developer, likely Meta, was kept secret, and the battle has spilled into the courts.

Two women, a mother and daughter, refused to sell their land in Kentucky for $26 million after discovering it was intended for a massive AI server farm. Barr, 54, almost completely blind due to diabetes, and her mother Huddleston, 83, who uses a walking stick, declined the deal after learning the land, where their family has lived for about 200 years, was earmarked for a 2.2-gigawatt server farm. Barr stated she believes AI will be the destruction of the human race, and that if she leaves her plot, she will fail her mission in the world and have to answer on Judgment Day. The identity of the developer was kept secret, but public documents suggest it is tech giant Meta. The battle has spilled into local courts and frozen payments to neighbors who had already agreed to sell. Barr admits that now everyone is angry with her, but she is willing to pay the social price to stop the digital future from entering her backyard.