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Argentina offers tax break to lure AI data centers to Patagonia

President Javier Milei promotes the country as a regulation‑free AI hub, citing cheap energy and vast land for new data centers.

NoteBy Published by Oossa: 1 min read

Argentine President Javier Milei is promoting Argentina as a regulation‑free “AI hub.” He has proposed a tax break for data‑center builders and highlighted the country’s abundant energy and remote land in Patagonia as ideal for AI infrastructure. An energy executive told the Financial Times he is receiving many inquiries from US investors after recent U.S. elections showed strong public opposition to building new data centers at home.

Why it matters

If the tax incentives attract U.S. firms, Argentina could become a new location for AI computing power, affecting where global AI workloads are run.

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