'Sparking Outrage': Inside the GROWING BACKLASH against AI data centers | MS NOW

Description: Sparking Outrage: Data Centers and A.I. Backlash is a special hosted by MS NOW’s Ali Velshi and features reporting from MS NOW Senior Reporter Josh Einiger on the growing nationwide backlash to data centers and AI. Einiger’s reporting has taken him across the country, including Virginia, Texas, Tennessee, Florida, Utah, Mississippi, West Virgina and more. Along the way, he has spoken with voters, politicians, community leaders and data center developers about the industry's expansion and the concerns surrounding it.

Ahead of the pivotal midterm elections, Sparking Outrage examines how the rapid growth of artificial intelligence and data centers is reshaping communities across the country, fueling growing backlash and emerging as a key issue in the political landscape from coast to coast. Velshi hosted the special from Loudoun County, Virginia, known as “Data Center Alley” for its dense concentration of data centers, and spoke with businessman and longtime tech investor Roger McNamee about his skepticism toward the AI boom.

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