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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Business
Tom Perkins

US datacenters face slew of problems amid grassroots protests against AI

people hold signs against a data center
Rural Michigan residents rally against the planned $7bn Stargate data center. Photograph: Jim West/Universal Images Group/Getty Images

Cancellations and delays of new US datacenters have increased as the artificial intelligence boom runs up against a slate of issues, including supply chain snags, energy shortages and tariff-induced restraints.

Grassroots opposition from local communities has also derailed some plans, and some investors have grown wary of datacenters amid fears of an AI bubble.

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