The real reason people hate AI data centers so much (opens in new tab)

When I shared , I snuck in a one-sentence nugget that turned out to be surprisingly prescient: “In 2026, I expect a populist backlash against the fact that data centers’ voracious energy demands are raising electricity rates for everyday people.” I was right to flag the problem. But even as an AI expert, I failed to predict its scope. People . for , but also , , water scarcity, , and much else. To be sure, plunking a 300,000-square-foot building filled with in the middle of a community comes ...