EQUIPThe Verge · 1h ago
AI and data centers are incredibly unpopular in every poll
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Recent polling from the New York Times and Siena University reveals widespread public opposition to AI development and data center construction. Executives must navigate increasing political pressure and a 61 percent disapproval rating among likely voters regarding tech infrastructure expansion.
- 01Sixty-one percent of surveyed likely voters oppose building data centers to power artificial intelligence technologies
- 02Public sentiment toward AI and related infrastructure is consistently negative across multiple recent polling datasets
- 03Politicians are increasingly aligning their platforms with public resistance to data center development
- 04Corporate leaders face heightened regulatory and reputational risks when scaling physical AI infrastructure
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Poll data released Tuesday by the New York Times and Siena University confirms what we've already been seeing, and what politicians are responding to - AI and data centers are incredibly unpopular. Asked if they support or oppose the construction of data centers to power AI tech, 61 percent of the 1,503 likely voters surveyed […]