Bhaskar Chakravorti
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“in their energy bills”
Bhaskar Chakravorti · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-07
Chakravorti added that voters were seeing the results of energy cost increases in their bills.
“The unchecked acceleration of AI development has been causing concern across the board,”
Bhaskar Chakravorti · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-07
Chakravorti told Al Jazeera that unchecked AI development has caused concern, with people seeing data centres built near their homes.
“People worry about their jobs and what it might mean from a broader economic perspective. But closer to home, people could see the physical manifestations of AI in data centres being built in their back yards, or they were hearing about it from others.”
Bhaskar Chakravorti · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-07
Chakravorti explained that people worry about jobs and the physical presence of data centres in their communities.
“Whether higher energy costs were driven by broader factors, such as the Iran war or tariffs, AI competing for space on the electricity grid was certainly part of its unpopularity,”
Bhaskar Chakravorti · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-07
Chakravorti said AI competing for space on the electricity grid contributed to its unpopularity amid broader energy cost concerns.