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AI Data Centers and the Concentration of Wealth

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Security expert Bruce Schneier and researcher Nathan Sanders note in The Guardian that opposition to AI data centers has emerged as a rare bipartisan political issue in the United States. But they argue the focus on whether communities should host these facilities obscures a more fundamental concern: the concentration of power among AI companies and their expanding political and financial influence.

Source: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/07/ai-data-ce...

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