Peter Link@lemmy.ml to politics @lemmy.world · 2 months ago'I've Never Seen This': Massive Collapse in Support for AI Data Centers Captured in New Poll | Common Dreamswww.commondreams.orgexternal-linkmessage-square13linkfedilinkarrow-up1109arrow-down11 cross-posted to: Aii@programming.devusa@midwest.socialai_@lemmy.worldartificial_intel@lemmy.mlfuck_ai@lemmy.worldusa@lemmy.mlpravda_news@news.abolish.capital
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minus-squareCharlesDarwin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoI doubt they are broadcasting that most (67%) are planned in rural areas, so the politics of that may become very interesting, quickly. Er, I should say even more interesting, I guess. The u-turn on this has been a pretty wild ride, that’s for sure. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/04/13/most-new-data-centers-in-the-us-are-coming-to-rural-areas/
I doubt they are broadcasting that most (67%) are planned in rural areas, so the politics of that may become very interesting, quickly. Er, I should say even more interesting, I guess.
The u-turn on this has been a pretty wild ride, that’s for sure.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/04/13/most-new-data-centers-in-the-us-are-coming-to-rural-areas/