AI data center backlash is aimed at the wrong target

AI data center backlash is aimed at the wrong target

Artificial intelligence and the data centers that power it have rapidly become one of the defining policy debates in Texas and America going into the midterm elections. Earlier this month, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) called for prohibiting AI data centers in rural neighborhoods, reflecting just how quickly the issue has moved from industry circles to the center of public debate. As the conversation grows louder, Americans are increasingly bein…