Big Tech claims voters' AI backlash is "anti-Trump" not "anti-tech"
Original title: Big Tech claims voters’ AI backlash is “anti-Trump” not “anti-tech”
US voters in the latest elections overwhelmingly backed candidates and measures favoring more restrictions on AI and data centers nationwide. Of 44 data-center restriction measures across 10 states tracked by polling firm Redbud Consulting, 38 have passed so far, mostly moratoriums and bans that largely affect projects planned for 2028 rather than those already under construction or approved through 2027; only one measure allowed a data center to proceed, requiring developers in a North Dakota city to pay for independent reviews and hold public hearings. Voters also elected officials vowing crackdowns in key states building out the most data center capacity.
Why it mattersThe article aggregates statewide ballot outcomes with pass counts, helping readers gauge how political resistance to US data center expansion is shifting.
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Donald Trump’s big, rapid American AI buildout now faces a major slowdown as voters in yesterday’s elections overwhelmingly supported candidates and measures that favored increasing restrictions on AI and data centers nationwide.
One resource from a polling firm, called Redbud Consulting, tracked data center initiatives on the ballot and reported that out of 44 measures across 10 states seeking to restrict data centers, 38 passed so far. Those measures included dozens of moratoriums and bans. Analysts suggested those won’t impact data centers already under construction or approved through 2027, instead largely impacting future projects planned for 2028. Only one measure passed allowing a data center to proceed. But even that small win represented pushback on the AI industry—requiring data center developers in a North Dakota city to pay for independent reviews and hold public hearings when expanding or proposing projects.
In addition to increasing regulations on data centers, voters also backed anti-AI candidates, electing officials vowing crackdowns in key states building out the most data center capacity in the US.
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