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Almost half strongly oppose AI data centers in their area: Gallup
Key takeaways
- In the Gallup poll, 48 percent said they would generally strongly oppose building a data center in your area to support artificial intelligence, or AI, technology in the U.S.
- Twenty-three percent said they would generally somewhat oppose building a data center, 20 percent said they would generally somewhat favor it and 7 percent said they would generally strongly favor it.
- Measures attempting to halt or reign in data center construction have recently gained momentum at the state and local level, with Americans turning on the expansive buildout of AI infrastructure in their communities.
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In the Gallup poll, 48 percent said they would generally strongly oppose building a data center in your area to support artificial intelligence, or AI, technology in the U.S.
Twenty-three percent said they would generally somewhat oppose building a data center, 20 percent said they would generally somewhat favor it and 7 percent said they would generally strongly favor it.
Measures attempting to halt or reign in data center construction have recently gained momentum at the state and local level, with Americans turning on the expansive buildout of AI infrastructure in their communities.
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