SpaceX amended its initial public offering Monday to warn that water scarcity, regulations, and drought could constrain data center development, as water use emerges as one of the most contentious iss…
Philadelphia police are monitoring social media posts critical of artificial intelligence data centers, according to a confidential law enforcement bulletin obtained by The Intercept. The December 202…
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella defended the company's AI data center expansion plans during a keynote address Tuesday, addressing community backlash over rising power costs, environmental concerns, and j…
Americans are increasingly opposing AI data center construction in their communities, with 71% of respondents in a Gallup poll rejecting such facilities and communities blocking or delaying $64 billio…
A growing number of anti-data-center activists are unknowingly spreading AI-generated misinformation to support their protests, including false claims about facilities using human stem cells and AI-cr…
Gen Z graduates are booing speakers who mention artificial intelligence at commencement ceremonies, with viral videos showing students at the University of Arizona, University of Central Florida, and …
Graduates at three college commencement ceremonies this month loudly booed invited speakers who praised AI, while students on at least five campuses have formed anti-AI groups to advocate for slowing …
Rita Finkel, co-president of the Armory Foundation, published an opinion piece in EdSurge arguing that four-year college degrees remain valuable as artificial intelligence reshapes the workforce. A 20…
Growing opposition to AI data centers is becoming a bipartisan political liability ahead of the 2026 midterms, with a Gallup poll showing 71% of Americans oppose local data facility construction. Rep.…
Large language models can generate thousands of simulated survey responses by varying demographic prompts and sampling internal randomness, but independent research from Gallup, NORC, and Stanford GSB…
Only 18% of U.S. K-12 teachers have received formal guidance from school administrators on using AI tools, despite 60% using AI for their work, according to a new Walton Family Foundation and Gallup s…
The Department of Homeland Security, FBI and other agencies are warning about rising anti-technology extremism as concerns over AI-driven job displacement and opposition to data center construction in…
Nearly half of Americans now use AI to find information and generate ideas, but a professional fact-checker at WIRED reports the technology is wrong more often than people realize. The fact-checker fo…
Between 2024 and 2026, multiple major polls from Gallup, Pew Research Center, and other organizations show Americans have turned sharply against AI, with 71% opposing local data center construction an…