Wait until other countries jump in the bandwagon and see energy prices jump.
Currently it is mostly the US and China.
And RAM and GPU prices are already through the roof with SSDs to follow.
That is for now with ONLY the US market mostly.
And those “net benefits” you talk about have very questionable data behind it.
It’s a net loss of you ask me.
RAM and GPU prices going up, sure ok, but again: if you're claiming there is no net benefit from AI what is your evidence for that? These contracts are going through legally, so what basis do you have to prevent them from happening? Again I say its site specific: plenty of instances where people have successfully prevented data centers in their area, and lots of problems come up (especially because companies are secretive about details so people may not be able to make informed judgements).
What are the massive problems besides RAM + GPU prices, which again, what is the societal impact from this?