Opposition Grows Over AI Data Center Expansion

Sen. Bernie Sanders urges halt to new AI data-center construction.
OpenAI and Oracle plan $165 billion data-center in Abilene, Texas.
Meta site uses electricity equivalent to 1.2 million homes.
Sanders warns of child social isolation and AI dependency.
Data centers account for 5% of U.S. electricity use.
MIT estimates AI could replace 11.7% of American workers.

Politics | Energy | AI

Bernie Sanders | Elizabeth Warren

1 month ago