Data centers are in the midterm meme spotlight as posters joke about turning them into daycares and community colleges
Source: Business Insider ·
Democratic wins sparked data center memes on X, including a post from Elon Musk, as voters push for more limits on the AI infrastructure boom.
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Data-center memes spread across X after Democrats’ midterm wins, as the industry faces growing political opposition.Adam Gray/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesX users joked about slowing the AI boom and converting data centers after the Democrats' midterm wins.Users suggested turning them into community colleges, daycares, and homeless shelters.The Democrats are generally less in favor of data centers, which were a key ballot issue in many states.After Democrats' midterm wins, data-center memes spread across X as users joked that the buildings powering the AI boom could face a tougher political climate.Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress, while candidates who called for tighter rules on data centers won several governors' races.Georgia’s Keisha Lance Bottoms called for a statewide pause on new development, while Texas’s Gina Hinojosa campaigned against the rapid expansion of data centers. Ohio’s Amy Acton backed a conditional moratorium that would require developers to meet…
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