Bloomberg Surveillance · Thursday, July 2, 2026
The AI industry faces growing political scrutiny due to inadequate community outreach, with concerns about data center impacts on local areas and national security. Some politicians are reportedly campaigning on taxing AI, a trend expected to accelerate and catch the industry off guard.
“the AI industry has not done a really good job. I think in community outreach right, they haven't gone a good job convincing people A it's important for national security. B it's good for your community if we build a data center AI near you.”
“I could see things where you start seeing politicians run on. We're going to tax the AI. We're going to tax this. I don't know how they would do it, but it doesn't really matter. I think that momentum is building and far faster than I would have expected.”