Nationwide voters rejected data centers in 40+ provisions as AI's scientific wins go unnoticed, argues investor
beffjezos · x · 2026-11-05
Ari David Paul highlights a stark perception gap: voters nationwide have rejected data centers in 40+ provisions and broadly dislike AI, yet most people are unaware that AI surfaces new cancer cures or treatments weekly, uncovers mountains of errors in decades of peer-reviewed literature across every academic field, and replaces billions of hours of drudgery — "the closest thing to a miracle" he has witnessed. Balaji Srinivasan amplified the point.
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