Amba Kak: 64% of Americans now say the data center rush isn't a good thing
AINowInstitute · x · 2026-10-16
AI Now Institute reshares an interview clip with researcher Amba Kak, who argues that the AI future is being built by a few Silicon Valley billionaires without anyone voting on it — and people are pushing back where they can.
Key facts: 64% of Americans now say the data center rush isn't a good thing, and even Texas has frozen new permits. Public discontent over the social costs of AI compute expansion (energy, land, environment) is translating into real policy resistance.
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