Kevin O'Leary defends his Utah data center project: 'Think about the number of jobs' Kevin O'Leary's data center campus in northwest Utah is facing resistance from the community where it's being built. Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP Kevin O'Leary says people have misconceptions about what data centers are. O'Leary is building a data center in Utah despite community resistance. Data center development has become a serious issue for many American communities. Many Americans don't like the AI data centers popping up in their communities, though Kevin O'Leary thinks that's because they don't fully understand them. O'Leary, the venture capitalist and "Shark Tank" investor who recently starred as a villainous businessman in "Marty Supreme," said Americans have misconceptions about data centers and their environmental impact. "It's understanding the concerns of people, but at the same time, think about the number of jobs," O'Leary said in a post on X on Friday.…