Americans are increasingly concerned about the environmental impact of AI, new poll finds

On the way home from a recent trip, Eriech Tapia drove past a sea of dark industrial buildings lining an already jam-packed northern Virginia road: data centers.

Americans are increasingly concerned about the environmental impact of AI, new poll finds

TL;DR

  • Eriech Tapia noticed a large number of data centers being built in northern Virginia.
  • He believes data centers provide valuable computing power that aids U.S. competitiveness.
  • Tapia is concerned about the amount of electricity these data centers consume.