Schneier and Sanders argue that singling out datacenters misses larger problems.
Energy rates and inflation are more affected by geopolitical factors like the US-Iran war, and the US is ceding renewable energy leadership to China.
Housing affordability issues stem from stagnant federal subsidies, not datacenters.
The greatest risk from AI is the exacerbation of inequality and concentration of wealth.
The authors call for limiting corporate power, taxing AI computation, and supporting Public AI—an ecosystem under public control for public benefit.
They urge political organizers to reject AI companies' framing of the debate and focus on populist resistance to corporate influence.
As AI companies pour millions into legislative races, the discussion should shift from hyperbolic talk of superintelligence to real issues like money in politics and state regulation.
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The midterm elections offer an opportunity to reorient the agenda toward controlling corporate power and ensuring AI benefits society.
