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Americans love AI. They don't want the data centers that power it.

Business InsiderPublished 8 days ago

Despite widespread American use of AI chatbots, there is significant opposition to building data centers that power AI due to concerns about their environmental and community impact. This tension poses a political challenge ahead of the midterm elections, with figures like Donald Trump advocating for data center development as economically beneficial.

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