Gallup Poll Reveals Public Opposition to AI Data Centers in US

[Warren Wimmer] Local concerns on data centers

A Gallup poll released last month ought to alarm anyone who cares about whether the United States can best China in the artificial intelligence race. More than 7 in 10 Americans now oppose the building of AI data centers anywhere near where they live — and 48 percent are strongly opposed, a level of local resistance that exceeds opposition to new nuclear power plants. Their concerns — higher utility bills, water draw, noise and competing land use — are legitimate, specific and grounded in how th

By The Korea Herald