Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene criticized President Donald Trump’s push to call artificial intelligence “Super Intelligence,” arguing that a new label will not address growing concerns over the data centers powering AI.
Greene Criticizes Trump’s ‘Super Intelligence’ Rebrand
Greene made the comments Friday on X while sharing a Truth Social post from Trump following his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Trump said Xi appeared to support replacing the term “Artificial Intelligence” with “SUPER INTELLIGENCE,” calling the new name “more accurate and important.”
Greene dismissed the terminology change, writing, “Changing the name Artificial Intelligence to ‘Super’ Intelligence” would not suddenly make Americans support building data centers in their communities.
She specifically pointed to data centers’ water consumption and “24/7 noise,” highlighting concerns over the environmental and community impacts of the infrastructure needed to support the AI boom.
AI Data Centers Face Growing Resource Concerns
The debate comes as AI companies accelerate data center construction across the U.S. to meet rising computing demand.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory estimated that U.S. data centers directly consumed about 66 billion liters of water in 2023, up from 21.2 billion liters in 2014.
Hyperscale facilities could consume between 60 billion and 124 billion liters annually by 2028.
However, water consumption varies significantly by facility and cooling technology. The Data Center Coalition says some facilities use air cooling, while others rely on water-based or hybrid systems. Operators are also deploying closed-loop and waterless cooling technologies.
Trump Defends AI Growth While Warning of Risks
Trump said earlier this week that the Justice Department could intervene if AI companies create serious problems, while opposing regulations he believes could hinder U.S. technological development.
Public concern has also increased. A Reuters/Ipsos poll found 73% of U.S. adults were concerned that AI companies were not doing enough to prevent catastrophic outcomes, while 55% supported slowing AI development.
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) have separately raised concerns about data center expansion, including its potential effects on water, electricity costs, privacy, noise, and pollution.
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