Opinionsundersökning visar att de flesta amerikaner motsätter sig lokala datacenter för AI

En ny Gallup-undersökning visar att 71 procent av amerikanerna motsätter sig byggandet av datacenter för AI i sina lokalsamhällen. Undersökningen belyser utbredd oro över anläggningarnas höga krav på el och vatten.

Undersökningen, den första som Gallup har genomfört i ämnet, visar att nästan hälften av de tillfrågade är starkt emot sådana projekt. Miljöpåverkan rankas som det främsta skälet till motståndet, följt av oro för buller, föroreningar och effekter på lokala allmännyttiga tjänster. Däremot möter kärnkraftverk mindre motstånd, där 53 procent är emot enligt samma undersökning.

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