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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-01T04:00:00.000Z",
  "site": "https://jonathanstephens.us",
  "tags": [
    "Generative Ai",
    "Tech Industry",
    "Regulation",
    "Accountability",
    "Governance",
    "Democracy",
    "Data Centers",
    "Data Center Moratoria"
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  "textContent": "> This is ultimately the key issue. Tech utopianists and abundists view AI as a potentially equalizing, even liberating force, but history shows us that without political intervention or strong unions, those with the power to deploy labor-saving automation technologies at scale, to use it as leverage against workers who cannot, will themselves concentrate the gains from productivity increases. In their bid to replace labor with software subscription fees, AI companies are effectively attempting a mass transfer of wealth from the working and middle classes to the rich.",
  "title": "The data center rebellion is only the beginning"
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