"There's a fleecing of America by the oligarchs who want to position and plant data centers in communities they deemed they can exploit. They felt that rural communities and places like Louisiana, Indiana, Missouri, Arizona, they don't have political power."
"You have nondisclosure agreements with many of these communities. You have them taking electricity and raising rates, you have them exploiting water and a lot of other land issues."
Public sentiment towards AI development is largely negative, with only 17 percent of Americans believing it will have a positive impact in the next 20 years. Protests are emerging against the expansion of data centers, which are expected to increase by nearly 50 percent by 2030. Communities, particularly in rural areas, feel exploited by oligarchs seeking to establish data centers without adequate political power or transparency. Activists are rallying against the detrimental effects on local resources and infrastructure.
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