Don't let China sabotage our future with AI data center fearmongering

Don't let China sabotage our future with AI data center fearmongering

There is no hotter debate unfolding across rural America than the expansion of data center infrastructure. Here in Texas, I have been hearing from folks who are raising legitimate concerns about water use, electricity demand, landowner rights, and whether massive Big Tech companies can be trusted to operate responsibly. I understand those concerns because I share many of them myself. The scale and coordination of the rural backlash against data …