How tech became the villain of the US midterms
TL;DR
Datacenters, AI and distaste for the billionaires building it have soured many Americans on big tech, turning the industry into a villain of the US midterm elections, the Guardian reports. One campaign ad shows a clear stream turning brown as datacenters crash onto its banks and into a suburban park, warning that the facilities are coming for rivers, neighborhoods and farmland. The ad attacks Tennessee politician Brent Taylor for writing a law that allowed datacenters to expand in the state.
Nauti's Take
Data centers becoming a campaign issue creates the opportunity for communities to negotiate better terms on power, water and land. The risk: political opposition can delay construction and tighten capacity.
Small AI teams should keep location and local acceptance in view for any new infrastructure dependency.
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