Charlie Berens uses comedy to fight AI data centers

Name: Charlie Berens uses comedy to fight AI data centers
Uploaded: 2026-06-01T21:03:25.000Z
Duration: 2 min 1 s
Description: Wisconsin comedian Charlie Berens is using comedy as a tool for activism against plans for massive AI data centers in his community. He became involved after learning about the impact these data centers would have on local residents. The Guardian's Stateside podcast features Berens discussing his unique approach to the ongoing fight.

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Wisconsin comedian Charlie Berens is using comedy as a tool for activism against plans for massive AI data centers in his community. He became involved after learning about the impact these data centers would have on local residents. The Guardian's Stateside podcast features Berens discussing his unique approach to the ongoing fight.

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Last summer, Wisconsin comedian Charlie Berens started getting messages from people in his state about plans for a massive data center in their community. He was shocked to discover the impact the data center would have on local residents. So he responded with comedy.

Now he’s on the frontlines of the fight against data centers. Carter Sherman, host of the Guardian’s Stateside podcast, speaks to Berens about how he is using his comedy as a tool for activism. 

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