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Recent analyses highlight two intertwined challenges facing the technology sector: data centers are emitting waste heat that poses an emerging urban thermal hazard, and public sentiment in the United States is shifting toward greater opposition to AI deployment.

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The ASME article “Data Center Waste Heat as an Emerging Urban Thermal Hazard” examines how waste heat generated by data centers contributes to rising temperatures in urban areas.

The WSJ article “The American Rebellion Against AI Is Gaining Steam” reports on increasing American resistance to AI technologies, citing surveys and public discourse.