Americans Vote Against Data Centers in Midterms
Voters in the US midterm elections pushed back hard against new data centers, the large buildings that run AI and online services. The strongest rebuke came in Ohio, which turned blue. The result suggests local concern about data centers could affect where and how AI infrastructure gets built.
Quick glossarydata centers, midterms
- data centers
- Large buildings full of computers that store data and run AI and online services around the clock.
- midterms
- US elections held halfway through a president's term, choosing members of Congress across the country.
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