The Center Will Not Hold
The push to build the future of AI in America.

TL;DR
- Massive AI infrastructure is being constructed throughout the US.
- Loudoun County, Virginia, is presented as an example of a community already dealing with extensive data center occupation.
- A bipartisan backlash against data centers is occurring in communities across the country.
- The expansion of data centers presents local problems with national implications.
- Data centers are becoming a major public and private infrastructure investment in the US.
- The Verge has investigated how communities are reacting to the growth of AI infrastructure.