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THE ELECTION DAY REVOLT THAT THREATENS AMERICA'S AI BOOM

wsj.com11 min read

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Recent election results show that voters are overwhelmingly against the massive build-out of compute capacity that Silicon Valley is pushing. This could rein in AI's rapid growth and become a big problem for the tech companies developing the technology, and could have effects on the wider US economy. Stalling construction could result in dire consequences for tech companies that were already struggling to secure enough compute.