Una encuesta revela que la mayoría de los estadounidenses se opone a los centros de datos de IA locales

Un nuevo estudio de Gallup revela que el 71 por ciento de los estadounidenses se opone a la construcción de centros de datos de IA en sus comunidades. La encuesta destaca la preocupación generalizada por la gran demanda de electricidad y agua de estas instalaciones.

La encuesta, la primera que Gallup realiza sobre el tema, muestra que casi la mitad de los encuestados está fuertemente en contra de tales proyectos. El impacto ambiental figura como la razón principal de la oposición, seguido de la preocupación por el ruido, la contaminación y los efectos en los servicios públicos locales. En contraste, las plantas de energía nuclear generan menos resistencia, con un 53 por ciento de oposición según la misma encuesta.

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