Brad Carson
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“Many people are annoyed by these data centers,”
Brad Carson · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-24
A co-founder of an AI-industry-backed political group pushing for stronger regulation commented on public annoyance with data centers amid growing resistance.
“A year ago, there were many people who said, 'Let it cook, no regulation at all, exempt the companies from normal rules.'”
Brad Carson · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-24
Carson recalled that a year ago many people wanted no AI regulation at all, contrasting with the current shift in sentiment.
“People are also strongly insistent upon reasonable guardrails of AI, and that's going to be hard to beat.”
Brad Carson · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-24
Carson noted that the public strongly wants reasonable AI guardrails as communities fight data centers over costs and impacts.
“deteriorated a lot over the last six months.”
Brad Carson · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-24
Carson told CNBC that sentiment toward AI has deteriorated significantly over the last six months.
“The debate has shifted dramatically,”
Brad Carson · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-24
Carson told CNBC that the AI debate has shifted as skepticism toward the technology has grown.