Can the United States Win the AI Race if Americans Oppose Data Centers?

ATR Op-Ed in RealClearMarkets: Blocking Data Centers Means Blocking Progress for Everyday Americans

In a new piece for RealClearMarkets, ATR’s Director of Innovation Policy James Erwin makes the case that data centers are essential if we want to keep raising American living standards. He also argues that a lot of the opposition to them is based more on misconceptions than hard facts. Erwin starts with a comparison to the textile mills of the 1800s. Those factories were noisy and tough places to work, but they helped make clothing affordable an…

Can the United States Win the AI Race if Americans Oppose Data Centers?

Join ITIF for a discussion on what new polling reveals about Americans' views on data centers and the implications for U.S. AI policy. Panelists will unpack the motivations behind public opinion, examine what widespread resistance to new data center development could mean for America's AI competitiveness, and explore policy approaches that address legitimate community concerns without sacrificing the infrastructure needed to support long-term U.…