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Americans do not want AI data centers in their backyards

The Verge • 2026-05-14T11:40

Americans do not want AI data centers in their backyards

Over 70 percent of Americans oppose AI data center construction in their area, according to a new Gallup survey. Just 7 percent said they were "strongly" in favor of new data centers. According to Gallup, data centers are so strongly disliked that Americans would prefer to live near a nuclear power plant than a data […]

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Over 70 percent of Americans oppose AI data center construction in their area, according to a new Gallup survey. Just 7 percent said they were "strongly" in favor of new data centers. According to Gallup, data centers are so strongly disliked that Americans would prefer to live near a nuclear power plant than a data […]

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Over 70 percent of Americans oppose AI data center construction in their area, according to a new Gallup survey.

Just 7 percent said they were "strongly" in favor of new data centers.

According to Gallup, data centers are so strongly disliked that Americans would prefer to live near a nuclear power plant than a data […]

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