About this episode
The episode discusses the growing bipartisan backlash against massive AI data centers in rural America, highlighting Kevin O'Leary's Utah project.
A bipartisan backlash is spreading through rural America as massive AI data centers, including Kevin O'Leary’s Utah project reportedly twice the size of Manhattan. Find out why this fight is rapidly becoming one of the biggest political battles in America.
People in this episode
Host: Del Bigtree
Topics covered
- AI data centers
- political battles
- bipartisan backlash
- rural America
- technology impact
Keywords
- AI
- data centers
- politics
- rural America
- Kevin O'Leary
- backlash
- technology
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Utah, Manhattan
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