The Vergecast weighs a tech and AI backlash after the US midterms
What happened
On Nov 7, The Vergecast looked at how the 2026 US midterms affect the tech industry. The show says voters turned out heavily for Democrats and against AI, and expects confrontation with big tech to heat up again, with more resistance to data center construction. It discussed X as a self-isolating echo chamber and possible congressional action on tech CEOs and AI regulation. It also pressed the question of how AI makes money, questioning what OpenAI's web search growth really means and noting Google has not worked out how AI search earns. The regulatory and construction pushback are expectations in the report, not measures already in place.
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- The Verge · AIBig Tech lost big in the 2026 election
2026 年美国中期选举中，选民大量投票给民主党并反对 AI，针对 Big Tech 的对抗预计将重新升温，数据中心建设面临更大阻力。The Vergecast 本期讨论中期选举对科技行业的影响、X 的自我隔离式回音室，以及国会可能针对科技 CEO 和 AI 监管发力。节目还追问 AI 变现难题：OpenAI 网页搜索增长是否真有意义，毕竟连 Google 也没搞清 AI 搜索如何赚钱。
Heat over time
Not enough continuous observations to draw a trend yet.