"The president helped fuel the buzz, appearing alongside various tycoons to announce big AI projects. On Thursday, he signed an order seeking to limit states from imposing their own curbs on AI - marking another win for the industry. "Our administration is committed to total dominance in technology," he said a day before at a White House event with prominent tech executives. "Right now, we're leading artificial intelligence by a lot.""
"At the local level, many voters objected to the spread of data centers, the building blocks of AI's advance, whose huge demand for electricity is getting linked to bigger household bills. That affordability issue now has political traction. It helped Democrats score major wins in Virginia and New Jersey. On top of that, there's the employment risk. Data centers create plenty of construction jobs but not so many once they're up and running."
President Donald Trump is intensifying promotion of artificial intelligence as a central technology priority, including signing an order to limit state AI restrictions and hosting tech leaders. Economic observers credit AI with powering U.S. growth, helping markets, and advancing strategic competition with China. Local voters have pushed back over data center expansion tied to higher electricity demand and household bills, fueling electoral gains for Democrats in Virginia and New Jersey. Concerns include limited long-term job creation from data centers and broader fears that AI technologies could reduce employment. Political sellability of AI is challenged by affordability and job-market anxieties amid current economic conditions.
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