New polling suggests opposition to data centers is less about backyard fights and more about a broader backlash against AI.
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Only a small fraction of data center opponents actually live near one, according to new polling by a consulting firm that counsels leading AI labs and tech startups.
Why it matters: The findings by Milltown Partners, shared first with Axios, highlight how data centers have become a stand-in for broader anger at an AI future many Americans don't want but fear they'll have to pay for.
Data center opposition—and the AI backlash in general—is more about anxiety towards the future than experience in the present.
Americans push back against tech in their neighborhoods
New analysis arguing the AI boom hasn't hit household budgets arrives amid a backlash to huge data centers.
As AI infrastructure expands across America, communities are questioning whether the benefits of data centers outweigh the costs…
Opposition to data centers in the United States has surged in recent months, evolving from neighborhood resistance to a policy…
Link to: https://news.gallup.com/poll/709772/americans-oppose-data-centers-area.aspx
