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Kevin O'Leary says Utah AI data center project will shrink after lawmakers demand cuts

"Shark Tank" investor Kevin O'Leary says he is prepared to shrink a sprawling artificial intelligence data center development in Utah after top state lawmakers pushed for major reductions and additional environmental safeguards, according to reports.O'Leary told NBC News on Wednesday that he is willing to reduce the size of the proposed Stratos data center project after Utah Senate President J. Stuart Adams called for a 75% reduction in its footprint."I have no choice," O'Leary told NBC News at the Washington AI Network's AI Honors gala.The project, which has been promoted as one of the larges...