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Michael Sobolik Hudson Institute
Michael Sobolik Hudson Institute
Senior Fellow
Michael Sobolik
An aerial view of a 33 megawatt data center (C) with closed-loop cooling system on April 14, 2026 in Vernon, California. A surge in demand for AI infrastructure is fueling a boom in data centers across the country and around the globe. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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An aerial view of a 33-megawatt data center with a closed-loop cooling system on April 14, 2026, in Vernon, California. (Getty Images)

Michael Sobolik appears on The Frontier to unpack the new OpenAI report on covert Chinese influence operations targeting US tech policy. He explains why some Americans find anti-data center discourse compelling and how China hawks can expose CCP efforts to sow distrust in US institutions without dismissing homegrown anxieties.