Bruce Schneier and Nathan Sanders argue that focusing political opposition on individual AI data center projects obscures the more significant threat of concentrated corporate power and wealth among AI companies. Rather than resisting data centers one by one, they contend communities should target broader issues, including corporate influence over policy, energy inequality, and housing affordability. The authors advocate for state-level AI regulation, taxation of AI computation, and support for publicly controlled AI development as more effective remedies than opposing data centers alone.
