Data Centers Face Rising Backlash Threatening AI Growth

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- Data centers have become the face of AI backlash, with celebrities, politicians, and protesters pushing to slow their growth
- America's sharply rising public opposition to data centers — which fuel everyday internet use — could pose an existential threat to AI's growth
Why it matters: Rising opposition to data centers threatens the physical infrastructure backbone that AI expansion depends on, putting the tech industry's growth trajectory at direct risk from sustained celebrity, political, and community pushback.
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