A heated public debate over AI data centers is exposing concerns about job losses and taxpayer-funded subsidies for billionaires.

• Tucker Carlson pressed Kevin O'Leary on why taxpayers should subsidize AI projects designed to replace human workers.
• O'Leary is building a massive data center on 40,000 acres in Box Elder County, Utah, despite strong local protests.
• The facility would use 9 gigawatts of power, double Utah's current total energy usage for the entire state.
• O'Leary brushed off job loss fears by comparing AI to the Model T, but cars created factory jobs while AI is built to eliminate them.
• O'Leary claimed critics are Chinese operatives, but admitted a large share of data center materials still come from China.

Outlook: Local protests are growing, but state and local officials are siding with developers, so more AI data centers will likely be approved over community objections.