Americans love AI. They don't want the data centers that power it.
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You now have a political and zoning problem baked into your AI scaling plans — communities want the benefits of AI without the local footprint of data centers. Infra and strategy teams should map permitting and public sentiment risk alongside chip and power availability when choosing where to build or colocate.
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