内容来源：https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/995917/data-center-nyt-midterm-poll-september

内容总结：

最新民调显示，美国选民对人工智能和数据中心的反感情绪持续升温。据《纽约时报》与锡耶纳大学周二联合发布的调查结果，在1503名可能参与投票的选民中，61%的人反对为支持AI技术而建设数据中心，仅14%表示强烈支持。这一数据与近期多项民调趋势一致，也反映出政界正在回应的民意走向。

党派分野方面，2024年支持特朗普的选民中，支持与反对的比例大致相当，分别为49%和45%；而曾投票给哈里斯或未投票的群体则明显偏向反对，比例分别高达74%和67%。

在反对者的具体态度上，56%的人支持对数据中心加以限制，38%则主张全面禁止。反对理由中，环境与水资源消耗最为突出，占32%；其次是影响当地社区，占21%；对AI本身的不信任或反感占18%；监管担忧和经济因素分别占10%和9%。

此前多项民调同样印证了这一趋势。NBC新闻3月调查显示，AI的公众好感度甚至低于移民与海关执法局；盖洛普5月民调则表明，七成美国人反对在本地建设AI数据中心。

不过，尽管反感情绪普遍，AI和数据中心在选民中期选举投票考量中的优先级仍然很低。在大多数人口群体中，将其列为最重要议题的比例不足1%；唯一例外是18至29岁的年轻选民，比例为3%，远低于经济、外交政策、通胀以及反对特朗普或共和党等热门选项。在信任哪个政党处理该议题上，两党选民仍压倒性地选择本党。总体来看，554名受访者中，40%倾向民主党，42%倾向共和党，18%表示不确定或拒绝回答。

中文翻译：

《纽约时报》和锡耶纳大学周二公布的民调数据，印证了我们此前已经看到、且政客们正在回应的一个事实——人工智能和数据中心极其不受欢迎。在被问及是否支持或反对建设为人工智能技术提供算力的数据中心时，9月初接受调查的1503名可能投票的选民中，有61%表示反对，仅14%表示强烈支持（此次调查在近期人工智能安全放缓讨论之前进行）。在2024年投票给唐纳德·特朗普的选民中，正反比例大致相当，支持率为49%，反对率为45%；而投票给卡玛拉·哈里斯或未投票的群体则倾向于反对，比例分别为74%和67%。

每一项民调都显示，人工智能和数据中心极其不受欢迎
61%的可能投票选民表示反对建设人工智能数据中心，但两大政党都没有明显优势。
61%的可能投票选民表示反对建设人工智能数据中心，但两大政党都没有明显优势。
在表示反对数据中心的受访选民中，56%称支持限制措施，38%则倾向于全面禁止。反对理由的分布同样耐人寻味：环境/水资源使用最为常见，占32%；对当地社区的影响占21%；对人工智能的普遍不信任或反感占18%；其次是监管担忧和经济因素，分别占10%和9%。
NBC新闻3月的一项民调显示，人工智能的受欢迎程度低于移民和海关执法局；盖洛普5月的一项民调则显示，七成美国人反对在当地建设人工智能数据中心。
尽管如此，周二公布的数据显示，在选民认为决定其中期选举投票的最重要议题中，人工智能和数据中心排名靠后。总体而言，在大多数人口群体中，人工智能和数据中心的支持率均低于1%，但年轻选民例外，比如18至29岁群体中有3%选择了这一项，而非经济、外交政策、通胀以及反对特朗普/共和党等更热门的选项。两党选民仍以压倒性多数表示信任本党处理该议题，而总体来看，554名受访者中40%支持民主党，42%支持共和党，18%表示不知道或拒绝回答。

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英文来源：

Poll data released Tuesday by the New York Times and Siena University confirms what we’ve already been seeing, and what politicians are responding to — AI and data centers are incredibly unpopular. Asked if they support or oppose the construction of data centers to power AI tech, 61 percent of the 1,503 likely voters surveyed in early September (ahead of the recent AI safety slowdown discussion) said they were opposed, with only 14 percent saying they strongly support. The split was about even among 2024 Donald Trump voters, at 49 percent support to 45 percent oppose, while people who had voted for Kamala Harris or who didn’t vote leaned oppose, at 74 percent and 67 percent, respectively.
AI and data centers are incredibly unpopular in every poll
61 percent of likely voters said they oppose the construction of AI data centers, but neither major party has much of an edge.
61 percent of likely voters said they oppose the construction of AI data centers, but neither major party has much of an edge.
56 percent of voters surveyed who said they were opposed to data centers said they supported limits, while 38 percent instead preferred a total ban. The list of reasons for opposition is also revealing, with the environment/water usage most common at 32 percent, impact on local communities at 21 percent, general distrust or dislike of AI at 18 percent, followed by regulation concerns and the economy at 10 and 9 percent.
An NBC News poll in March showed AI polling lower than ICE, and a Gallup poll in May revealed seven in ten Americans opposed local construction of AI data centers.
Still, the data released today ranked AI and data centers low on the list of issues that voters saw as most important in deciding their midterm vote. Across the board, AI and data centers registered at less than one percent for most demographics, with exceptions for younger voters like the 18-29 group, where three percent picked that one instead of the most popular responses like the economy, foreign policy, inflation, and opposition to Trump/Republicans. Voters in either party still overwhelmingly picked their own party as the one they trusted to handle the issue, while overall the 554 respondents had 40 percent favoring Democrats, 42 percent favoring Republicans, and 18 percent saying they didn’t know or refused.
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