Data centers are inspiring bipartisanship

Data Centers Are Inspiring Bipartisanship – For Now

Data Center Opposition Is Bridging America’s Political Divide It may not be as shocking as rogue AI agents hacking another system, but the current political resistance to data centers has taken a surprising turn: It’s bringing together strange bedfellows, from democratic socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders to right-wing strategist Steve Bannon. Organized opposition to new data [...]

How data centers are inspiring bipartisanship

It may not be as shocking as rogue AI agents hacking another system, but the current political resistance to data centers has taken a surprising turn: It’s bringing together strange bedfellows, from democratic socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders to right-wing strategist Steve Bannon. Organized opposition to new data centers, made up of a coalition of varied interests, has spread across the nation. Through protests, packed zoning commission meetings, m…

Data centers are inspiring bipartisanship

A political scientist who studies AI in campaigns explains why data centers have put Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon on the same side.

Data centers are inspiring bipartisanship – for now

by Barbara A. Trish, Grinnell College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] It may not be as shocking as rogue AI agents hacking another system, but the current political resistance to data centers has taken a surprising turn: It’s bringing together strange bedfellows, from democratic socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders to right-wing strategist Steve Bannon. Organized opposition to new data centers, made up of…