The backlash against AI, in 4 charts
# Americans Are Rejecting AI Infrastructure in Their Backyards A major problem is emerging for AI companies: most Americans don't want data centers—the massive facilities that power AI—built near their homes. In just nine months, opposition nearly doubled, with 71% of Americans now opposing new AI data centers in their area, citing concerns about job losses, energy use, and other risks. This public resistance is making it harder for tech companies to build the infrastructure they need to expand AI, even as they invest billions into the technology.
As tech companies pour billions into AI, they face a growing risk: it’s incredibly unpopular. The backlash isn’t surprising. Do we really want technology that eliminates jobs, uses huge amounts of energy and water, erodes our ability to think, and poses a wide range of other risks, from making it ea
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