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J. D. Vance: “An AI data center literally means you're going to be…”

Featuring: J. D. Vance, Republican | Vice President of the United States | National

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Published | Video Starts at 58:05

And that 99% of the backlash to AI data centers is because we're allowing these data centers, especially in blue states where they make it hard to build power, to tap into the grid. So An AI data center literally means you're going to be powerful, paying more electricity so that...somebody in Silicon Valley can make another billion dollars. Like, going back to the point about the dignity of human beings, that is not a good trade. That's not a trade that we accept, we should accept. (58:05–58:14)

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Asserts that AI data centers increase electricity costs for the benefit of Silicon Valley profits.

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