Historian Jill Lepore on AI Backlash and Datacentres
Jill Lepore on AI Backlash and Datacentres

With less than three months to go until the US midterms, voters are weighing up grocery prices, the conflict with Iran and datacentres.

AI Backlash and Elections

This week, Jonathan Freedland speaks to historian Jill Lepore about how the latest backlash against artificial intelligence could influence the November elections.

The discussion considers whether the growing resistance to datacentres marks the beginning of the end of what Lepore calls the 'artificial state'.

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Impact on Voters

The episode explores how concerns over datacentres are intersecting with broader voter anxieties ahead of the midterms.

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