According to a new Gallup poll, 71 percent of Americans oppose building AI data centers near their homes, far more than the 53 percent who object to a nearby nuclear power plant. The top concerns are high water and energy use, pollution, and rising utility costs.

A majority of Americans say they're against the local construction of data centers to power artificial intelligence.

More Americans would rather see a nuclear energy plant built in their neighborhood than a data center, new polling shows.