AI firms are rapidly hiring electricians, carpenters and other skilled tradespeople to build data centers required for expanding AI systems. Investor commentary from Daniel Loeb and Josh Wolfe highlights the high wages and state tax revenue these roles would generate. They criticize New York Governor Kathy Hochul's executive order imposing a moratorium on new data centers, arguing it harms blue-collar workers rather than the tech sector and forces talent to relocate to more welcoming states. The New York Times reports that the future of artificial intelligence depends on filling these physical infrastructure jobs.