Opposition to AI data centers
Subject in Technology
Opposition to AI data centers has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Moonshots with Peter Diamandis. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Alexander Wissner-GrossComputer scientist and founder of Reified, co-host of Moonshots
Wissner-Gross argues municipalities should use their leverage to extract benefits from hyperscalers rather than ban data centers.
“Do you want the hyperscalers to pay for free school lunches, ask for it”
Moonshots with Peter Diamandis: The Great Collision Between Politics and AI | #309 (Nov 7, 2026) · Listen from 16:40
Dave BlundinFounder and general partner of Link Ventures, co-host of Moonshots
Blundin predicts data-center construction will shift to states that welcome it, such as Tennessee.
“Fundamentally, it's going to shift to the states that have have a desire to have it happen in their state”
Moonshots with Peter Diamandis: The Great Collision Between Politics and AI | #309 (Nov 7, 2026) · Listen from 10:21
Podcasts
- Moonshots with Peter Diamandis · 1 episode
Episodes
The Great Collision Between Politics and AI | #309Moonshots with Peter Diamandis · Nov 7, 2026 · 1 h 47 min
Salim Ismail, Alexander Wissner-Gross and Dave Blundin discuss how Democratic midterm gains and data-center backlash affect AI, markets, recursive self-improvement and orbital compute.