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Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed has said that some Michigan voters are "deathly afraid" of the rapid growth of data centers.
Artificial intelligence and the rapid construction of data centers have emerged as key issues ahead of the midterm elections. Citizens across the country have raised concerns about their potential impact on electricity bills, water consumption, and noise disrupting nearby neighborhoods.
Speaking on CBS News' 60 Minutes, El Sayed discussed the most important issues facing Michiganders that he had witnessed during his campaign. "Had you asked me five years ago, I would have said healthcare. It still is really really high on people's minds. I think right now we are barreling toward a world where the most important issue I hear about every day is AI," he said.
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He said that AI could transform the economy so rapidly that society would be unable to adjust, and warned of the risks of the technology escaping human control and being used by terrorists to develop a biological weapon or fueling an arms race that threatens humanity.
"All of these outcomes are really really quite scary. I hear it in so many different ways," he said.
El-Sayed added that students were fearful of the disruption the technology could bring to the jobs market, and cited rural voters who were concerned about the impact of data centers on utility bills.
"These are these are issues that people are deathly afraid of and it shows up in just all kinds of ways," he said.
El-Sayed is competing against Republican Mike Rogers in a closely watched Senate contest that will help decide the balance of power in Congress.
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