Debate about data centers emerges in Donalds-Jolly gubernatorial race

By: Mitch Perry

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: September 16, 2026

Words: 2,019

Last Updated: 2 days, 13 hours ago

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Alarm about the potential threat to the labor economy and even human civilization itself from artificial intelligence sharpened over the weekend and may lead to even more anxiety for Floridians about AI and, specifically data centers, which power that technology.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei triggered the escalation Saturday by publishing a 3,800-word essay warning that AI models are advancing so rapidly that they potentially threaten humanity. Anthropic makes Claude AI.

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