The Ezra Klein Show · 2026-08-04 · 78 min · 15,165 words

The A.I. Revolt Is Here

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Ugly and has united Republicans and Democrats at a time when it has felt like nothing else could. AI data centers.

Last August, a heat map news poll found that about four in ten voters would oppose a data center being built. Where they live. By May of this year, opposition grew to seven in ten. Florida governor Ron DeSantis, a Republican, of course, has proposed a new citizens' bill of rights for AI. The incentives of big tech

Are not the same. As what's in the interest of the people. And the public. Senator Bernie Sanders called for a national data center moratorium. This moratorium will give democracy a chance.

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