Hyperscalers have got a huge PR problem with data centers—this regulation academic has figured out the playbook for what they should do next
AI-generated summary McKinsey estimates that demand for data centers will nearly quadruple between 2024 and 2030, while Goldman Sachs noted that AI spending accounted for nearly one percentage point of real U.S. GDP growth in the first half of last year. UC Berkeley law professor Stavros Gadinis suggests that the playbook for addressing public pushback involves outreach to impacted communities, giving concerned parties a stake in development, and corporate accountability.