Public Opposition to Data Center Construction Amid AI Expansion

A report by Data & Society reveals growing public opposition to data center construction in the U.S., driven by environmental concerns, distrust of AI industry narratives, and historical industrial trauma. The study highlights diverse opposition groups, including environmentalists, anti-AI activists, and local communities, challenging the tech industry's narrative of AI as an inevitable economic driver.

Inside two years of fraught AI data center debates in Pennsylvania.

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