{"slug": "americans-hate-ai-data-centers-even-more-fiercely-than-they-did-just-a-few-ago", "title": "Americans Hate AI Data Centers Even More Fiercely Than They Did Just a Few Months Ago, New Poll Shows", "summary": "A new Heatmap News poll finds 75% of Americans oppose having a data center built near them, with 64% saying they would strongly oppose such a development, up from just a few months ago. The survey, published Wednesday, shows only 15% of respondents support nearby data center construction.", "body_md": "A full three-quarters of Americans now say they don’t want a data center built near them—and 64% would “strongly oppose” such a development. The poll, [published Wednesday](https://heatmap.news/daily/data-center-opposition-poll-collapse) by the energy-and-environment news site [Heatmap News](https://heatmap.news/about-us)__,__ also found that only 15% of …", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/americans-hate-ai-data-centers-even-more-fiercely-than-they-did-just-a-few-ago", "canonical_source": "https://uk.pcmag.com/ai/166850/americans-hate-ai-data-centers-even-more-fiercely-than-they-did-just-a-few-months-ago-new-poll-shows", "published_at": "2026-08-21 17:47:26+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-21 18:43:26.898292+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-infrastructure", "ai-policy"], "entities": ["Heatmap News"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/americans-hate-ai-data-centers-even-more-fiercely-than-they-did-just-a-few-ago", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/americans-hate-ai-data-centers-even-more-fiercely-than-they-did-just-a-few-ago.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/americans-hate-ai-data-centers-even-more-fiercely-than-they-did-just-a-few-ago.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/americans-hate-ai-data-centers-even-more-fiercely-than-they-did-just-a-few-ago.jsonld"}}