Chamath Palihapitiya says data center backlash is a 'powder keg' that AI leaders must defuse

Venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya sees worrying signs for data centers after recent actions in Texas and Pennsylvania. ETIENNE LAURENT/AFP via Getty Images Venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya said the AI industry failed to sell itself. Now, he said, data centers have become "THE symbolic representation" in the debate. Palihapitiya said it's likely that the backlash will only intensify. Venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya sees AI sitting on "a powder keg." And no, he's not…