Pedro Domingos: data center opposition stems from AI anxiety, not real local issues
pmddomingos · x · 2026-09-27
AI researcher Pedro Domingos argues that opposition to data centers is not driven by any real issues with the facilities themselves, but by broader public anxiety about AI. His take reframes the data center controversy as a proxy fight over AI's societal impact rather than a local NIMBY problem.
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