Who Pays for AI? Breaking Points on Data Centers, Christmas Trees & Corporate Power
Update: 2025-12-16
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Hook: A Fox News anchor’s offhand advice to “buy a fake tree” crystallizes a larger struggle over AI data centers, community sacrifice, and who benefits from tech growth. This 2-minute summary (from the original 17-minute episode) breaks down why data centers are sparking fights over water, power, land use, and local values. Hosts Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti unpack how lobbying, revolving-door politics, and deregulatory narratives push hyperscale tech projects into small towns—and why promises of economic progress often overlook real community costs. Listen for clear takeaways on AI regulation, tech ethics, misinformation in media coverage, and the need for democratic accountability in decisions about infrastructure and jobs. Listen now to get the key ideas in minutes.
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