Rapid data center expansion incites backlash in Republican stronghold
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With just a couple months to go until the US midterm election, a new political fault line is emerging in Republican strongholds across Texas driven by the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence. According to an analysis by the Texas Tribune, nearly 60 percent of planned new data centers are set to be built in congressional districts that voted for Donald Trump in 2024. But the AI boom is now sparking a backlash from some of the voters who helped put him back in office. Pierrick Leurent and Valérie Defert have this report.
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