Meta warns that election backlash against data centers could make AI expansion harder

Meta's president, Dina Powell McCormick, warned that growing opposition to data centers may hinder AI expansion due to negative consumer sentiment towards AI technology. She believes that if Meta can demonstrate the value of data centers and AI, it can turn around this sentiment. Meta has been building data centers for 20 years and currently has facilities in 23 states, with five more planned, including one in Texas.