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Al Gore has a surprisingly calm take on the AI data center backlash

TechCrunch · Sep 16, 2026, 11:43 PM UTC

In an interview with TechCrunch, Al Gore suggested he isn't losing sleep over AI data center emissions — he's more worried about the AI industry's own warnings about where the technology is headed.

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