'SNL' takes aim at Kevin O’Leary and his Utah data center: 'I'm going to make the future go away’
James Austin Johnson played Kevin O'Leary on "Saturday Night Live" this week, addressing the dispute around the investor's Utah data center project.
TL;DR
- Saturday Night Live featured a sketch satirizing Kevin O'Leary's proposed data center project in Utah, known as the Stratos Project.
- The sketch highlighted public concerns about data centers straining resources, displacing jobs, and environmental impact, with O'Leary's character prioritizing profit.
- The real Kevin O'Leary scaled back the Utah project after public backlash but remains determined to proceed.
- O'Leary previously made controversial claims about project opponents having ties to the Chinese Communist Party, leading to a defamation lawsuit.
- A Gallup poll indicated that over half of American surveyors oppose constructing AI data centers in their local area.