Americans do not want AI data centers in their backyards

Asked if they support or oppose the construction of data centers to power AI tech, 61 percent of the 1,503 likely voters surveyed in early September said they were opposed, with

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

Many rural communities are viscerally opposed to AI infrastructure.

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>A massive <strong>hyperscale data center project</strong> in rural <strong>Box Elder County, Utah</strong>, led by Shark Tank investor Kevin

In Silicon Valley, AI data center boom meets local resistance reut.rs/4xz541c

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Many people are rushing to block the buildout of AI data centers in their communities. “The number of active opposition groups more than doubled from 396 at the end of 2025 to 833

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