Episode 10
Can Wisconsin trust the next wave of Big Tech investment — or is history repeating itself?
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In this episode of AI on the Ballot: Wisconsin, hosts Bennett Iorio and Sanjay Puri speak with Miranda Nazzaro, Senior Tech Reporter at The Hill, about Wisconsin’s growing data-centre economy and the political questions surrounding AI, jobs, energy, and election integrity.
Key Topics Covered:
🏭 From Foxconn to AI: What Wisconsin’s past experience with major tech investment means for today’s data-centre boom.
💼 AI & Jobs: Manufacturing losses, automation, labour shortages, and the changing nature of work.
⚡ Data Centres & Energy: Who should bear the cost of rising electricity and infrastructure demands?
🗳️ AI & Elections: Deepfakes, political advertising, transparency, and Wisconsin’s emerging AI regulations.
🔍 Trust & Big Tech: Why transparency and public confidence are becoming central to the data-centre debate.
Can Wisconsin balance the promise of AI investment with its costs to workers, communities, and consumers? Drop your thoughts in the comments!
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