Tech giants turn to cash, concessions for AI rebrand after voters pummeled data centers 43-1

After voters overwhelmingly restricted data center construction in ballot measures, the AI industry is rebranding data centers as 'compute campuses' and offering communities dividends, school benefits, and environmental concessions. OpenAI's Chris Lehane compared it to the 1996 election, saying 'a lot happens in two years' as companies work to ease hostility.