Meta warns data center backlash could hinder AI expansion

Meta president Dina Powell McCormick said post-midterm political opposition to data centers could make AI infrastructure investments harder, adding the industry has not done enough to explain the benefits. She said data centers are the visible manifestation of AI and that underlying sentiment about AI is the deeper issue. Meta has data centers in 23 states.

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