In the US, 73% of voters oppose AI data centers — The National
In the United States, 73% of voters oppose the construction of data centers for artificial intelligence in their communities, according to a Quinnipiac University poll. As The National reports, such sentiment could strengthen the positions of Democratic Party candidates, whom voters more often associate with supporting AI regulation and opposing the expansion of data centers.
Support for Democrats
According to the poll, 51% of respondents would like the Democratic Party to gain control of the US House of Representatives. Keeping control in Republican hands was supported by 39% of those surveyed.
Quinnipiac analyst Tim Malloy said that nearly eight out of ten voters prefer safety over the race for dominance in the development of artificial intelligence. According to him, voters are also more willing to vote for candidates who take this approach.
The poll also showed greater voter trust in Democrats on the economy, international conflicts, healthcare and corruption in government bodies. Malloy noted that independent voters lean toward Democrats, including on AI issues.
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Trump's statements on AI
US President Donald Trump for several weeks called concerns about unregulated AI development a hoax and rejected calls to tighten regulation of the technology. The article cites AI's potential impact on the labor market, the environmental consequences of data center operations and cyber incidents related to artificial intelligence among the reasons for voter concern.
On September 29, Trump unveiled a new government website using AI and held a lunch with executives from technology and AI companies. Those present included Alex Karp of Palantir, Lisa Su of AMD, Satya Nadella of Microsoft, Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Mark Zuckerberg of Meta, Dario Amodei of Anthropic, Jensen Huang of Nvidia and Sundar Pichai of Google.
Later the same day, Trump signed an order under which the term “artificial intelligence” in US government documents is to be replaced with “superintelligence.” The president said that after such a renaming, the public would view the technology and data centers more positively.
