Americans Oppose Local AI Data Centers Despite High AI Usage

Americans love AI. They don't want the data centers that power it.

Anti-data center protests have sprouted up across the country. Getty Images More than half of Americans used an AI chatbot in July, according to new data from Morning Consult. Yet 70% of Americans oppose building AI data centers in their communities, according to another recent poll. This story originally appeared on POLITICO and is courtesy of the Axel Springer Global Reporters Network. They're ugly. They're noisy. They sprawl across the landscape. They gobble up energy and water. American...