People are anti-ai cuz it's easy. They say something, repost or like something, and they're anti-ai. Then they turnaround and use AI in their email or calendar or to make funny pics or whatever. They watch AI generated content and engage with it.
Anti-AI is pretty NIMBY. People want AI, they just don't want AI data centers in their area or to give up their use/privilege.
No. There's a lot of local regulations being enacted to prevent datacenter builds.
I suspect it's popular because it has been a long long time since The People felt like government had been responsive, so they are doubling down, ad nausium