Data Centers Become a Symbol of Public AI Anxiety as Skeptics Shift Overnight
ShakeelHashim · x · 2026-09-10
A viral thread notes that people who used to complain only about data center water usage and AI replacing artists — and scoffed at x-risk as nonsense because "AI is too stupid to pose a threat" — are now widely sharing AI-anxiety content on Instagram. Commenters observe the data center has become a symbol of growing public nervousness about AI, with attitudes shifting almost overnight.
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