Potential AI Governance Impacts of Data Center Backlash

On the governance risks behind rising compute costs, what the midterms mean for state AI laws, a persona-based assessment of agentic AI governance maturity, and more policy updates

1. Potential AI Governance Impacts of Data Center Backlash

By: Andrew Gamino-Cheong

Until last week’s midterms, data center companies were offering most communities a pretty raw deal. They’d push aggressively for permits, collect community-funded tax breaks, and get local officials to sign NDAs. Residents got noisy, ugly buildings and power bills they bla…