Hard Fork · Friday, September 11, 2026
Jasmine's son, reporting from the Midwest, highlights growing opposition to AI data centers. Residents in Wisconsin and Michigan are concerned about the aesthetic impact, noise pollution, and the overall implications of these facilities on their communities. The opposition stems from a mix of concerns including process, direct impacts, and the broader implications of AI.
“Data centers are are very ugly.”
“Residents who live next door to some of them say they're producing noise that's not only annoying, but debilitating, like this right here.”
“And I think that question has a lot to do with the AI, with the AI industry, and sort of the way that people feel about these companies and these projects.”