The same story with the same set of characters is playing out in every community across the nation in respect to the aggressive spread of data centers. Most of the time, public protesters and their concerns about noise, overuse of water and electric by the data centers reflected in rising utility bills and lower water pressure, the taking of land by eminent domain, the ruin of farmlands, etc. are completely ignored by local politicians who are only swayed by money from huge corporations.
The only other groups supporting the building of data centers are the construction companies building them. Once they are built, they won't generate many jobs. Yes, some humans may be needed temporarily until AI advances to the point where robots can take over those tasks. So in the end, it's a race to joblessness - the "new careers" hinted at emerging in an age of AI are few and far between, and certainly not enough to offset massive unemployment. Meanwhile, positions requiring humans to do a lot of thinking- white collar jobs -are disappearing, leaving people with less incentive to develop skills that involve thinking, and where would that leave us?
I am not against AI itself- it has its uses and is helpful in many respects. However, people need to stand back and analyze where all of this could be going and whether it remains a useful tool or becomes a Frankenstein monster we could no longer control.