About two-thirds of Americans oppose building new data centers, poll finds
An ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll finds 57% of Americans call AI bad for society, and about two-thirds oppose building new data centers in the U.S.
By GennnAi··1 min read
Opposition is even higher to data centers in people's own communities. Meanwhile 42% say AI is good for society and 50% say it is good for them personally. Some 73% see a high risk of AI hacking secure systems and 65% a high risk of many job losses. Two-thirds say the federal government is not doing enough to regulate AI. The survey used Ipsos' KnowledgePanel.
Source: ABC News, published on October 21, 2026.