Ahead of the midterms, AI and the construction of data centers across the country has become a major talking point for candidates. WIRED’s Molly Taft shares how this debate over AI’s development could play into key midterm races.
0:00 Why data centers are a midterm issue
1:27 Reporting on America’s AI buildout
3:46 Inside the nation’s data center boom
5:40 Why AI demands so much infrastructure
8:39 What’s driving local opposition
12:39 Tradeoffs involving water and energy
14:00 How data centers united unlikely allies
17:49 The issue reshaping midterm campaigns
21:43 AI anxiety moves beyond data centers
24:44 Can voters slow the AI buildout?
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