AI’s elite celebrated in Washington as the public sours on data centers and chatbots

Article excerpt

Silicon Valley's AI leaders gathered in Washington for a celebration of artificial intelligence, even as public enthusiasm for the technology cools. Kevin O'Leary and Mehmet Oz were among the attendees at the event, which highlighted the industry's political ambitions amid growing concerns about data centers' environmental costs and chatbots' job displacement risks. The contrast underscores a widening gap between elite optimism about AI's potential and broader public skepticism about its real-world impacts.