Why the Data Center Fight Has Little to Do With AI
The AI data center debate is less about AI technology and more about public distrust in power structures, loss of agency, and opaque corporate deals. While data centers are essential for AI growth, backlash stems from environmental concerns, broken promises like Foxconn’s, and secrecy via
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