Wisconsin Business Experts Discuss Data Center Development and AI
WisBusiness podcast guests Buckley Brinkman and Tom Still discuss Wisconsin’s growing data center industry, public opposition and the connection between data center development and AI. They argue that data centers could benefit the state if officials negotiate favorable terms and learn from the Foxconn experience.
WisBusiness featured business experts Buckley Brinkman and Tom Still discussing Wisconsin’s data center growth, shifting public opinion and the relationship between data centers and artificial intelligence. Still said some proposed or active sites appear to be progressing well, while others have become contentious, with opposition often tied to negative views of AI.
Brinkman and Still emphasized potential economic and medical benefits from AI and said data centers could be valuable to Wisconsin if the state negotiates carefully and establishes appropriate contractual terms. They also discussed foreign investment, Wisconsin’s startup ecosystem, the state’s experience with Foxconn and the broader economic implications of data center development.