{"id":9436,"date":"2026-03-14T18:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T18:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/data-center-rage\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T18:15:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T18:15:00","slug":"data-center-rage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/data-center-rage\/","title":{"rendered":"Americans\u2019 Anger Against AI Data Centers Is Boiling Over"},"content":{"rendered":"
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America really<\/em> hates data centers. While the rise of grassroots data center opposition<\/a> makes compelling evidence on its own, a new survey<\/a> by the Pew Research Center shows just how bad the tech industry\u2019s PR problem really is.<\/p>\n

As flagged by 404 Media<\/em><\/a>, the majority of people surveyed said they think data centers are bad for the environment, home energy costs, and quality of life for people living nearby.<\/p>\n

Compared to the amount of hate data centers got, there wasn\u2019t a lot of love going around. A paltry 4 percent of Americans said data centers were \u201cmostly good\u201d for the environment, compared to 39 percent who said the opposite. Meanwhile, only 6 percent believed data centers have positive effects on their neighbors\u2019 quality of life and home energy cost, versus 30 percent and 38 percent who said they were \u201cmostly bad,\u201d respectively.<\/p>\n

In more bad news for the data center industry, the respondents who were most familiar with data centers were more likely to have roundly negative attitudes about them. (A similar phenomenon<\/a> is playing out with AI itself.) For example, about two-thirds of participants who heard \u201ca lot\u201d about data centers said they\u2019re mostly bad for energy prices, compared to 42 percent who only know \u201ca little.\u201d<\/p>\n

And if that wasn\u2019t enough, the survey also found that young people are more likely to have negative views than older ones. For example, 54 percent of adults under 30 had mostly negative attitudes toward data centers\u2019 impact on the environment, versus 26 percent of adults 65 and up.<\/p>\n

Those damning findings come after Vermont senator Bernie Sanders introduced new legislation to halt the construction of all new data centers throughout the US.<\/p>\n

\u201cBottom line: we are at the beginning of the most profound technological revolution in world history. That\u2019s the truth,\u201d Sanders declared in an announcement video<\/a> shared on social media. \u201cThe United States congress hasn\u2019t a clue \u2014 not a clue \u2014 as to how to respond to these revolutionary technologies and protect the American people.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFor many years now, leading experts have called for regulation and reasonable pauses to the development of artificial intelligence, to ensure the safety \u2014 the very safety \u2014 of humanity,\u201d Sanders concluded. \u201cWe need to take a deep breath. We need to make sure AI and robotics work for all of us, not just a handful of billionaires.\u201d<\/p>\n

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We need a moratorium on AI data centers NOW. Here\u2019s why. pic.twitter.com\/dRfAdQ67zD<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Sen. Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) March 11, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

More on data centers: <\/strong>You\u2019ll Choke When You Hear How Many Full-Time Jobs a $136 Million Data Center Will Actually Create<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

The post Americans\u2019 Anger Against AI Data Centers Is Boiling Over<\/a> appeared first on Futurism<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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