In this week’s U.S. midterm elections, tech was on the ballot. In the run-up to election day, voters cited their fears about AI and a growing resistance to data centers as galvanizing issues. Candidates in at least 21 races spent almost $90 million on political ads calling for some form of slowdown or ban on data center construction—a position in line with nearly three-quarters of Americans. One poll in October found that nearly two-thirds of U.S. adults felt that AI is developing too quickly.