Senate Report Accuses Big Tech of Misleading Public on AI Data Center Costs

A Senate report accuses major tech companies of misleading the public about the true costs of AI data centers, highlighting low permanent job creation, tax exemptions on hardware, NDAs limiting scrutiny, and that ratepayers absorb significant grid upgrade costs. Congressional efforts to require tech firms to pay full infrastructure costs have stalled, leaving regulation mostly to states.

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