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Sources: at Jensen Huang's election event, tech executives expressed concern over anti-data center results; OpenAI discussed resetting its 2027 capacity plans (Wall Street Journal)
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At an event for Jensen Huang's election, tech executives voiced concerns about anti-data center voting results, and OpenAI reportedly discussed revising its 2027 capacity plans, according to the Wall Street Journal. The report suggests that voter support for anti-data center candidates and ballot measures may limit AI expansion and economic growth.
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- SUPPORT@annmarie“senior leaders at OpenAI were discussing whether the results meant the company would have to reset expectations regarding its data center capacity next year”x.com
- SUPPORT@sensanders“Americans don’t want Big Tech oligarchs wrecking the environment, gutting jobs and threatening humanity’s future”x.com
- SUPPORT@kimmaicutler“the only big red button voters have is the stop data centers button”x.com
- SUPPORT@electionwiz“Piqua, OH banned them and recalled the mayor who backed Meta's plan”x.com
- SUPPORT@rexsalisbury“The municipal data center bans are “small” in sites directly impacted by ballot measures (~5 GW of 430 GW pipeline)”x.com
- SUPPORT@curious_founder“159 GW of planned data centers are in states where the new governor backs a pause. That's 41% of the country's planned data center pipeline.”x.com