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Multiple readings Ai social sciences Markets & investment · 2 attributable reactions Shared emphasis Everyone can find a reason to dislike data center construction | TechCrunch Research & technical analysis · 2 attributable reactions Multiple readings The AI Factory: Data Centers, Power, and Resistance in Late Industrial Pennsylvania - Data & Society Policy & governance · 2 attributable reactions
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Established AI field signal Signal 10d ago
⚡ 58 h early

Ai social sciences

8 experts across 3 network communities independently surfaced this.

Why this matches Research & technical analysis reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Data & Society
“"To navigate the shock waves of AI, we must restore social science research as an enterprise that starts from the public interest," write Henry J. Farrell, Alison Gopnik, and James Evans. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/o...” evidence ↗
8 experts 3 communities 1 sources clustered
Justin Hendrix Data & Society J. Nathan Matias Henry Farrell Alison Gopnik Eileen Clancy 🧿 Ben Williamson Gina Helfrich
Primary source nytimes.com ↗
Established Compute & infrastructure Analysis 5d ago
⚡ 6 h early
TechCrunch data center dislike essay

Everyone can find a reason to dislike data center construction | TechCrunch

3 directory members surfaced this signal.

Why this matches Research & technical analysis reaction 2 attributable expert contributions · Data & Society, alice e marwick
“"One of the strengths of ethnography and doing research on the ground for an extended period of time is piercing the bubble of AI hype," says report coauthor @livgar.bsky.social, explaining the team's approach to understanding data center opposition. techcr…” evidence ↗
3 experts 1 community 1 sources clustered
Data & Society alice e marwick Lisa Messeri
How the network is reacting 2 experts are emphasizing research & technical analysis.
Shared emphasis

Research & technical analysis

2 experts

Evidence, methods and technical implications.

“"One of the strengths of ethnography and doing research on the ground for an extended period of time is piercing the bubble of AI hype," says report coauthor @livgar.bsky.social, explaining the team's approach to understanding data center opposition. techcr…”

Primary source techcrunch.com ↗
Established Compute & infrastructure Analysis 5d ago
Data Society AI factory data centers

The AI Factory: Data Centers, Power, and Resistance in Late Industrial Pennsylvania - Data & Society

4 directory members surfaced this signal.

Why this matches Research & technical analysis reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · alice e marwick
“I am SO DELIGHTED to announce that our brand new report: The AI Factory: Data Centers, Power, and Resistance in Late Industrial Pennsylvania is out today. datasociety.net/research-lib... TechCrunch has the scoop: techcrunch.com/2026/09/22/e...” evidence ↗
4 experts 1 community 1 sources clustered
Data & Society alice e marwick Lisa Messeri Charles Logan
How the network is reacting Experts are approaching this through 2 distinct lenses.
Multiple readings

Policy & governance

1 expert

Rules, institutions and accountability.

“The report calls into question popular policy approaches aimed at accelerating AI infrastructure development. Our policy one-pager offers recommendations that point to another way forward: one that emphasizes democratic, community engagement. 5/5 datasociet…”

Research & technical analysis

1 expert

Evidence, methods and technical implications.

“I am SO DELIGHTED to announce that our brand new report: The AI Factory: Data Centers, Power, and Resistance in Late Industrial Pennsylvania is out today. datasociety.net/research-lib... TechCrunch has the scoop: techcrunch.com/2026/09/22/e...”

Primary source datasociety.net ↗
Established AI field signal Signal 5d ago

techcrunch.com

1 directory member surfaced this signal.

Why this matches Research & technical analysis reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Data & Society
“"One of the strengths of ethnography and doing research on the ground for an extended period of time is piercing the bubble of AI hype," says report coauthor @livgar.bsky.social, explaining the team's approach to understanding data center opposition. techcr…” evidence ↗
1 expert 1 community 1 sources clustered
Data & Society

“"One of the strengths of ethnography and doing research on the ground for an extended period of time is piercing the bubble of AI hype," says report coauthor @livgar.bsky.social, explaining the team's approach to understanding data center opposition. techcr…”

Primary source techcrunch.com ↗
Established Compute & infrastructure Signal 18d ago

When AI comes to town: Data centers risk huge life changes

1 directory member surfaced this signal.

Why this matches Research & technical analysis reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Data & Society
“Amid constant sound pollution from data centers, “people report that their attention span is decreasing or they feel constantly stressed because there’s just this hum that never goes away,” says D&S researcher @anthrotechana.bsky.social. latinoreporter.org/…” evidence ↗
1 expert 1 community 1 sources clustered
Data & Society

“Amid constant sound pollution from data centers, “people report that their attention span is decreasing or they feel constantly stressed because there’s just this hum that never goes away,” says D&S researcher @anthrotechana.bsky.social. latinoreporter.org/…”

Primary source latinoreporter.org ↗