"All through Trump's first year back in office, almost everyone had something to say about AI. Economists detailed how it's powering US growth. White House aides explained why it's key to staying ahead of China. Stock-watchers cheered a market boom, and fretted about a bubble. Tech geeks speculated about what the bots might one day be able to do. The president helped fuel the buzz, appearing alongside various tycoons to announce big AI projects."
"On Thursday, he signed an order seeking to limit states from imposing their own curbs on AI marking another win for the industry. Our administration is committed to total dominance in technology, he said a day before at a White House event with prominent tech executives. Right now, we're leading artificial intelligence by a lot. One group that hasn't gotten much of a hearing above the hubbub is the US electorate."
"At the local level, many voters objected to the spread of data centers, the building blocks of AI's advance, whose huge demand for electricity is getting linked to bigger household bills. That affordability issue now has political traction. It helped Democrats score major wins in Virginia and New Jersey. On top of that, there's the employment risk. Data centers create plenty of construction jobs but not so many once they're up and running."
President Donald Trump is pushing an aggressive agenda to promote artificial intelligence, hosting tech executives and signing an order limiting state restrictions to bolster industry growth. Economists attribute AI to powering U.S. economic expansion, while officials frame AI as essential for competing with China. Markets surged and attracted speculation about bubbles as companies announced major AI projects. Voter concerns emerged in off-year elections over local data-center expansion, linking high electricity demand to rising household bills. Data centers generate construction jobs but few long-term positions, fueling fears of technology-driven job losses and making AI a difficult political sell.
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