When Texas Cools on AI Data Centers, Big Tech Has a Problem

Artificial intelligence is having a riotous summer. Models developed by the likes of Anthropic PBC and OpenAI have escaped testing sandboxes and in some cases then hacked into other systems. The politics of AI are similarly in revolt, jumping from debates about data centers to a widening backlash against the technology itself and its masters. The risk of over-the-top regulation is now tangible, with implications for Big Tech and the energy providers feeding it.