CoreWeave CEO Ties AI Pushback to Rapid Change at 1 Tech Conference

1 articles · Updated · CNBC · Sep 9

Mike Intrator said resistance to AI and data-center buildouts reflects anxiety over how quickly the world is changing, not just opposition to the facilities themselves.
At Goldman Sachs' Communacopia + Technology Conference, the CoreWeave CEO said companies have failed to explain clearly enough how data centers enable AI services for people, governments and decision-making.
His comments come as local communities increasingly challenge AI infrastructure projects, turning adoption into both a major growth opportunity and a business risk for tech and media companies.
Intrator framed the backlash as a broader social fear about how AI-driven change could affect workers and their children, underscoring the industry's communication problem as deployment accelerates.