'Let data reign'; Trump warns that those who don't let AI data centers proliferate will end up…
- AI data center construction is now a hot-button topic in the US
- President Trump wants constituents to embrace data centers or risk falling behind
- Trump does not address energy, resource, or other growing concerns
The growth and expansion of generative AI is unprecedented, surpassed only, perhaps, by the rapid expansion and impact of the data centers that support it. While anti-data center sentiment is on the rise, US President Donald Trump took to his Truth Social social media platform on Monday to urge people to support rapid data center growth, warning those who oppose that "the only reason that communities throughout the U.S.A. should not want Data Centers is that they want to end up being backwards and poor."
Before we dive into the rest of Trump's post, it's worth stepping back to look at data center construction growth and the more recent and somewhat remarkable backlash.
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