Fox News AI Newsletter: Voters’ unmistakable message

Voters in at least 10 states pushed back against data centre expansion in midterm elections, supporting restrictions and rejecting some proposed developments. Their decisions reflect concerns about electricity costs and land use, and could affect the infrastructure plans underpinning the US AI industry.

The newsletter also reports that investors have become more wary of AI stocks, while Google is extending voluntary buyouts to workers in five more countries as it seeks to manage costs amid AI investment. Democratic gains at federal and state level may bring greater scrutiny of AI and data centre projects; the article also notes OpenAI’s appointment of former Army Secretary Dan Driscoll to a national security-related role.