People are using ChatGPT to protest the data centers that power ChatGPT
thursdai_pod · x · 2026-09-03
The Thursdai podcast highlights Andy Masley's breakdown of why public opinion on data centers collapsed at remarkable speed — and why it has almost nothing to do with AI itself, pointing instead to local energy and land politics. The irony: protesters are organizing with ChatGPT against the data centers that power it.
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