This election’s biggest AI story isn’t about data centers
Headline from Vox · First reported Nov 6, 12:39 AM ET () · Updated Nov 7, 7:00 AM ET · 6 sources, 10 articles
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You’ve probably been hearing a lot about data centers this week. Candidates in several races made regulating data centers a key part of their campaigns. Now, 40 ballot measures to slow or stop data centers have passed. And in an exit poll, when respondents were asked how important AI and data…
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This election’s biggest AI story isn’t about data centers
You’ve probably been hearing a lot about data centers this week. Candidates in several races made regulating data centers a key part of their campaigns. Now, 40 ballot measures to slow or stop data centers have passed. And in an exit poll, when respondents were asked how important AI and data…
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Data centers took a beating in the midterm elections
Opposition to data centers was part of midterm races across the U.S., with campaigns featuring them in hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of TV ads and many winners pledging to clamp down on the energy-hungry behemoths
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Data centers are unpopular — and a key motor of economic growth
The political backlash against data centers is intensifying, threatening to choke off a critical source of U.S. investment, according to economists.
AI data centers took a beating in the midterm elections. A reckoning may be ahead for tech giants
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — After a campaign season filled with outrage against artificial intelligence data centers, the midterm elections ushered in a wave of Democrats pledging to clamp down on the energy-hungry behemoths. A tougher regulatory environment for AI giants and data center developers is…
