Comment by harimau777

Several reasons:

AI seems like it would advance the power of the capitalist class over labor more than new factories.

AI is allied with the tech oligarch faction which has allied itself with the fascists.

Datacenter manufacturers seem to have, at least lately, been particularly underhanded in their attempts to force themselves upon communities that don't want them.

If they fail (e.g. due to the AI bubble bursting or a recession), a factory seems like it would be more likely to survive or at least leave a facility and equipment that is useful.