The Ezra Klein Show: The A.I. Revolt Is Here

The “Hard Fork” team is away this week. But while we’re away, we’re bringing you a recent episode of “The Ezra Klein Show.”

In this episode, Ezra talks with the journalist Jasmine Sun about her recent reporting trip through the Midwest, where she explored how the data center backlash is playing out on the ground.

Ezra and Jasmine discuss the strange political coalitions that are coming together to oppose the A.I. infrastructure build out, and why people don’t believe what they’re being told about it.

Guests:

• Jasmine Sun, journalist and writer at jasmi.news

Additional Reading:

• No Data Centers In My Backyard
• A transcript and video of this episode can be found here.
   

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