WSJ Columnist Argues AI Industry Is Losing the Public as Data-Center Backlash Grows

A Wall Street Journal opinion column contends that AI's boosters have failed to explain to ordinary people why winning the technology race matters, and that this communication gap is fueling a wave of local opposition to data centers. Written by Matthew Hennessey, the piece—published under the headline "A.I. Needs Better P.R." and also circulated as "No Data Center for You"—casts the industry as a poor cheerleader for its own cause, unable to translate the promise of artificial intelligence into terms that resonate with everyday residents.