{"id":446057,"date":"2026-05-23T04:23:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T11:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=446057"},"modified":"2026-05-23T04:23:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T11:23:38","slug":"the-us-ai-rebellion-is-gaining-momentum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=446057","title":{"rendered":"The US AI Rebellion is Gaining Momentum"},"content":{"rendered":"
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From Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Essay by<\/strong> Eric Worrall<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Data centers driving up energy costs and fear of job losses have become major public concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The American rebellion against AI is gaining steam<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amrith Ramkumar, Katherine Blunt, Lindsay Ellis<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Delivering a commencement address at the University of Arizona, Schmidt told students the \u201ctechnological transformation\u201d wrought by artificial intelligence will be \u201clarger, faster and more consequential than what came before.\u201d Like some other graduation speakers mentioning AI, Schmidt was met with a chorus of boos.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Consumers resent energy-price jumps<\/a> exacerbated by the spread of data centers. Workers fear widespread job losses. Parents worry about AI undermining education and harming children\u2019s mental health<\/a>. In recent months, the wave of anger has brought protests, swayed election results and spurred isolated acts of violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In April, a 20-year-old Texas man allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail<\/a> at OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman\u2019s home and made threats at the company\u2019s San Francisco headquarters, according to a federal complaint filed against him. A few days earlier, someone fired 13 shots at the front door of an Indianapolis councilman who had recently approved a data center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After bubbling up in a handful of races last year, it has exploded onto the ballot across the country. Voters in Festus, Mo., ousted four city council members<\/a> a week after they approved a $6 billion data center. Dozens of communities in states from Maine to Arizona are trying to ban new data centers. Some 360,000 Americans are in Facebook groups opposed to the facilities, roughly quadruple the number from December, figures from organizations fighting the AI build-out show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2026Read more: https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/money\/other\/the-american-rebellion-against-ai-is-gaining-steam\/ar-AA23w1HH?ocid=finance-verthp-feeds<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Globalists and Democrats have been quick to jump on these public concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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United Nations Launches New IPCC for Artificial Intelligence, Bernie Sanders Issues Dire Warnings<\/a><\/blockquote>