Submit Your Questions: The Great Data Center Backlash

# Submit Your Questions: The Great Data Center Backlash Source: [https://www.wired.com/story/livestream-the-great-data-center-backlash/](https://www.wired.com/story/livestream-the-great-data-center-backlash/) You have questions about data centers, and WIRED has answers\. Join our livestream on September 10 and our panel of experts will tell you everything you need to know\.  Photo\-illustration: WIRED Staff; Lanna Apisukh; Getty Images Just a coupleof years ago, hearing the term “data center” wouldn’t have struck a nerve with most Americans\. Now, mention the noisy oversized warehouses and you’ll spark a fierce debate\. The infrastructure powering the AI industry is at the heart of heated discussions of politics, business, and the environment, and in the months leading up to the 2026 midterm elections, backlash to data centers has proven to be an issue activating Americans across the political spectrum\. We’re excited to answer all your questions about data centers at WIRED’s next livestream AMA on**September 10 at 12pm ET / 9am PT**\. ## Pose a Question To leave questions for our panel of experts to answer during the AMA, head to the comment section below and join the conversation\. ## On the Panel - [Tim Marchman](https://www.wired.com/author/tim-marchman/): WIRED’s senior director of science, politics, and security\. - [Molly Taft](https://www.wired.com/author/molly-taft/): a senior writer at WIRED, covering climate change, energy, and the environment\. - [Hugo Lowell](https://www.wired.com/author/hugo-lowell/): a senior political correspondent at WIRED, anchoring our weekly politics newsletter,[*Inner Loop*](https://www.wired.com/newsletter/exclusive/inner-loop), from Washington, DC\. - [**Maxwell Zeff**](https://www.wired.com/author/maxwell-zeff/): a senior writer at WIRED, covering the business of artificial intelligence\. He writes the weekly[*Model Behavior*](https://www.wired.com/tag/model-behavior/)newsletter, focusing on the people, communities, and companies behind Silicon Valley’s AI scene\. ## How to Join The event will be streamed right here\. For subscribers who are not able to join, a replay of the livestream will be available after the event\.**Not a subscriber yet?**[Subscribe now](https://www.wired.com/v2/offers/wira01026?source=Site_0_HCL_WIR_EDIT_HARDCODED_0_LIVESTREAM_2025_ZZ)to get access to this livestream, plus full access to WIRED\. In the meantime,[check out past livestreams](https://www.wired.com/tag/webinar/)on[AI and work](https://www.wired.com/story/livestream-ai-is-changing-your-job-now-what/),[the defense tech industry](https://www.wired.com/story/livestream-the-war-machine/), and[the future of electric vehicles](https://www.wired.com/story/livestream-the-hype-reality-and-future-of-electric-vehicles/)\.