The technological struggles are in some ways beside the point. The financial bet on artificial general intelligence is so big that failure could cause a depression.
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Posted inEconomic Policy
The Shifting Anti-Monopoly Landscape
Fights over data centers and music venues show that resisting corporate power will have to go local in the age of Trump.
Posted inEconomic Policy
What the Economy Really Looks Like
When you factor in all the data points, we have an anxious workforce, a business sector seeking opportunity in inflation, and an avalanche of bad policy bearing down on everyone.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Beating Back Data Centers
Desperate for ‘free money,’ most of the communities that approve these facilities are outmatched by developers. But these water-guzzling, power-hungry projects have major downsides.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Silicon Valley Godzilla vs. Wall Street Mothra
The only two sectors thriving in Trump’s economy are increasingly sparring with each other.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
More AI Means More Cancer
Many Americans will pay for AI with their health—especially thanks to Donald Trump’s war on renewable energy.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Even Under Trump, Americans Can Fight Climate Change
And the most equitable way to do that is through publicly owned utilities.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Trump’s Energy Czar Is All In on AI
Doug Burgum is the perfect conduit for Big Tech and Big Oil’s joint agenda.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Water Is Not the Problem With Artificial Intelligence
Data centers are nothing compared to cattle farming.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Southwest Virginia Residents Question Nuclear Shift
Gov. Glenn Youngkin wants to build next-generation nuclear plants and data centers. But he won’t tell Virginia residents what he’s doing.
