AISchneier on Securityabout 2 hours ago
AI Data Centers and the Concentration of Wealth
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Community protests blocked or delayed at least 75 US AI data center projects valued at $130 billion from January to March 2026. Active opposition groups more than doubled to 833 across 49 states, collecting over 235,000 petition signatures. QTS dropped a $12 billion Wisconsin campus after protests, while an OpenAI- and Oracle-backed facility in Michigan proceeded despite local rejection.
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