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- 1Americans grow wary of data centers even as AI use climbs●On the other hand, they're using AI more and more and more... Cognitive Dissonance anyone? "Americans are growing more a
A new Pew Research Center survey finds that Americans are increasingly wary of data centers, with sharp rises since January in the share who view their effects on the environment and energy supply negatively. The findings are drawing attention because they appear to run alongside growing personal and workplace use of AI, prompting commentary about public ambivalence: people rely on AI tools more and more while resenting the energy-hungry infrastructure behind them.