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Who's Really Funding The Fight Against U.S. AI Data Centers And Why China Loves The Result
Environmental groups have helped block or delay $23.6 billion in AI data center investments across 14 states. The stated reasons noise, water use, energy costs, neighborhood impact are real concerns. But follow the money behind some of the loudest opposition groups and it leads to a U.S.-born man now living in Shanghai who has funneled hundreds of millions into left-wing causes whose campaigns happen to line up almost perfectly with Chinese state media narratives.Jamie and Chris dig into one of the strangest stories in American tech politics right now — the foreign influence angle on U.S. AI…
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