Janesville, once a symbol of the Great Recession, becomes AI data center battleground

By — Paul Solman Paul Solman By — Maea Lenei Buhre Maea Lenei Buhre Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/janesville-once-a-symbol-of-the-great-recession-becomes-ai-data-center-battleground Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio Artificial intelligence is fueling stock market highs, economic growth and a construction boom across the country. But it is also igniting fierce local debates about the benefits, the costs and whether the data centers that power AI should be built at all. Economics correspondent Paul Solman looks at how one of those battles is playing out in the Midwest. Listen to this Segment By — Paul Solman Paul Solman Paul Solman has been a correspondent for the PBS News Hour since 1985, mainly covering business and economics. @paulsolman By — Maea Lenei Buhre Maea Lenei Buhre Maea Lenei Buhre is a general assignment producer for the PBS NewsHour.