# Milei pitches Argentina as a regulation-free AI hub for data centers

> Original title: Milei plots data center buildout in Patagonia

- Source: Semafor · Technology
- Published: 2026-11-10T22:33:32.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/k3opespjdjiglkezonwl2f4g2
- Original: https://www.semafor.com/article/11/10/2026/milei-plots-data-center-buildout-in-patagonia

## Summary

Argentine President Javier Milei is pitching Argentina as a regulation-free "AI hub" as US tech firms weigh building data centers abroad amid domestic pushback. Milei has pushed for a tax break for the facilities and touted the country's "abundant energy" and "extensive, inhospitable land." An energy executive planning an AI power facility in rural Argentina says he has received many calls from potential US investors and clients.