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- 1Americans grow wary of data centers even as AI use climbs●On the other hand, they're using AI more and more and more... Cognitive Dissonance anyone? "Americans are growing more a
A new Pew Research Center survey finds that Americans are increasingly wary of data centers, with sharp rises since January in the share who view their effects on the environment and energy supply negatively. The findings are drawing attention because they appear to run alongside growing personal and workplace use of AI, prompting commentary about public ambivalence: people rely on AI tools more and more while resenting the energy-hungry infrastructure behind them.
- 2Pew Research Center explains its limits on AI use●How Pew Research Center is – and is not – using AI in our work
Pew Research Center has published an explanation of how it does and does not use artificial intelligence in its research and reporting work. The piece lays out the boundaries the nonpartisan pollster draws around AI tools, a subject of broad interest as research organizations face pressure to be transparent about their use of automation while protecting the credibility of their findings.