The short version

Alex Kantrowitz predicted on January 1, 2024: “AI has a public relations emergency — and it's getting worse. AI has a marketing problem: nobody wants the data center nearby. The hidden AI setting that could put customer trust at risk.” Verdict: Called it. Public and regulatory scrutiny over AI, local community resistance to data centers, and increased focus on AI…

Prediction by

Alex Kantrowitz

On January 1, 2024

“AI has a public relations emergency — and it's getting worse. AI has a marketing problem: nobody wants the data center nearby. The hidden AI setting that could put customer trust at risk.”

Follow-up

Public and regulatory scrutiny over AI, local community resistance to data centers, and increased focus on AI disclosure and privacy in enterprise tech all aligned with the prediction of intensifying PR and trust issues for AI.

From the High Caliber AI network — see the AI for PR module in the course.