“Americans are now more comfortable living near a nuclear power plant than an AI data center” -@RachelBitecofer The AI oligarchs took a winn…

“Americans are now more comfortable living near a nuclear power plant than an AI data center” -@RachelBitecofer The AI oligarchs took a winning hand, and with a mixture cigarette-industry level greed and tone-deaf insensitivity, utterly screwed the pooch. A tale for the ages. The New Third Rail of American Politics: Americans don't agree on much anymore, but they agree that they hate AI data centers Millions of Americans increasingly believe they are being asked to sacrifice affordability, stability, and local control in the service of a technological…

Source: Gary Marcus (X) | 2026-05-18