"US could be writing its own losing ticket": Amazon warns against 100+ AI data center bans as it pledges $1 billion to defuse AI backlash
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Community pushback is now a first-order constraint on AI buildout, not a PR afterthought—$1 billion in local sweeteners is effectively part of the capex plan. If you’re siting high-intensity compute, treat community benefits, power sourcing, and narrative as design inputs from day one, not remediation later.
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