US voters overwhelmingly oppose building AI data centers, with support collapsing across all demographics. A swift and massive shift in public opinion.
Agreed, people think that a building that large and with that much money going into it is going to need a lot of local employees. When they find out that it just needs a janitorial staff and tons of electricity and water they start to wonder why anyone would want one of these around… especially if it isn’t paying taxes.
Its also extracting resources, water and power and land, and sending the value to some multinational who isn’t going to return it to the local economy.
Agreed, people think that a building that large and with that much money going into it is going to need a lot of local employees. When they find out that it just needs a janitorial staff and tons of electricity and water they start to wonder why anyone would want one of these around… especially if it isn’t paying taxes.
Its also extracting resources, water and power and land, and sending the value to some multinational who isn’t going to return it to the local economy.