🍭 AI Infrastructure Ignites 🔥

Good morning. If your coffee tastes weird today, it’s because you forgot to romanticize your life first.

Let’s dive in 👇

🍭 What’s Cookin’:

• AI backlash turns violent in the U.S.

• Google turns prompts into reusable “skills”

• GPT-6 coming out?

AI Backlash
👊 13 Bullets and a "No Data Centers" Note

The Bite:

Opposition to AI data centers across the United States escalated sharply this month.

On April 7, Indianapolis city councilmember Ron Gibson found 13 bullet holes in his home and a note reading "No Data Centers" on his doorstep.

This came after Ron voiced support for a $500 million data center project.

His 8-year-old son was home at the time.

Maine is advancing legislation to become the first state to temporarily ban new large data centers.

Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have introduced companion legislation on March 25 to halt all new data centers exceeding 20 megawatts until Congress passes comprehensive AI regulation.

Over 140 activist groups in 24 states are now campaigning against data center expansion.

Snacks:

• More than 4,000 data centers already operate in the US. Over 3,000 more are planned or under construction.

• A Harvard study found one Virginia data center was projected to cause $99 million per year in health damages to nearby residents.

• A Pew Research poll found just 26% of Americans view AI favorably. 46% hold a negative view.

• Lowell, Massachusetts enacted the first data center moratorium in the state. Everett is pursuing a full ban.

Why it Bites:

Thirteen bullets in a councilmember's home moves this into the category of political violence over infrastructure.

This is historically where backlash stops being manageable and starts reshaping policy.

See, the core tension is real:

AI companies need physical infrastructure that consumes water, electricity, and land at industrial scale.

And the communities absorbing that cost are not the ones capturing the upside.

That asymmetry has been true for every extractive industry, and the political playbook is familiar: moratoria first, regulation next, permanent restrictions last.

In conclusion, when you combine Maine's ban, bipartisan populist anger, and a shooting in Indianapolis, the message to hyperscalers is clear:

The era of quietly building wherever you want is over.

The next data center you announce is a political event.

Steal This Prompt
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Turns any portrait idea into a clean, fashion-editorial studio shot: monochrome fit, modern chair, crisp white sneakers, clear glasses, and that big graphic-letter-in-the-background energy.

Use it to:

• Make your founder headshots look oddly expensive

• Turn team photos into fake luxury campaign ads

• Give your personal brand a “design school graduate with a budget” glow-up

Workflow:

1. Click this link (Prompt)

2. Paste into your AI model

3. Replace the color fields with your brand color or vibe

4. Watch it cook. Suddenly your coworker looks like they model for a startup that raised too much money

   Try the prompt on Snack Prompt

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🧠 You Need to Know

🌍 Accenture + Google Open Sovereign AI Hub
→ New Brussels center helps governments build AI systems while keeping full control over sensitive data and infrastructure.

🧠 Chrome Turns Prompts Into Reusable “Skills”
→ Google Chrome now lets users save AI prompts as one-click tools that can run across multiple tabs and workflows.

🚨 Data Center Backlash Turns Violent
→ An Indianapolis councilman’s home was shot at after backing a data center project, highlighting rising tensions around AI infrastructure.

🤖 GPT-6 Rumor Misses — New Window Opens
→ April 14 launch didn’t happen; most signals now point to a likely release between late April and May 2026.

⚡ AI Boom Triggers $1.4T Power Spending Surge
→ U.S. utilities plan massive grid upgrades to support AI demand, with potential electricity price hikes for consumers.