The American Rebellion Against AI Is Gaining Steam (opens in new tab)

Consumers resent energy-price jumps exacerbated by data centers. Workers fear job losses. Parents worry about AI undermining education. 30% of Democrats think America should accelerate AI innovation as quickly as possible, compared with half of Republicans and 77% of tech founders. Voters in Festus, Mo., ousted four city council members a week after they approved a $6 billion data center. Dozens of communities in states from Maine to Arizona are trying to ban new data centers. While AI reject...