Data centers have become a serious issue for many Americans. UCG/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images The AI industry needs to build data centers to power its products, but is facing resistance. Stanford University's Anjney Midha said Americans want more transparency about data centers. Midha said tech leaders should be more empathetic and listen more to community concerns. A prominent professor of AI has some advice for Elon Musk and other AI leaders struggling to sell Americans on data centers : Try empathy. Anjney Midha, a Stanford University professor teaching a viral AI infrastructure course , said that part of the reason local communities are organizing to prevent new data centers is the lack of transparency around their impacts and intended use. He said these communities will cause major problems if tech leaders don't come across as "empathetic" and listen to them. "These are human beings," Midha said on Alex Heath's "Access" podcast on Thursday.…