Claims extracted
21
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
5%
1 of 21 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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A growing share of Americans are using artificial intelligence while expressing skepticism about both the technology and the massive data centers being built to power it.
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share → grow → it
Seventy-one percent of the public said the costs of data centers outweigh their benefits, compared with just 29% who said the benefits outweigh the costs, according to a new Marquette Law School poll.
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benefits → say → poll
The share saying the costs outweigh the benefits has increased from 62% in January, as the rapid expansion of AI infrastructure has drawn scrutiny over its impact on local communities.
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expansion → say → communities
At the same time, AI use is becoming increasingly common.
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use → become → time
Sixty-nine percent of respondents said they had used an AI application within the previous month, up from 61% in April.
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they → say → April
Yet 64% said the development of AI is bad for society, compared with 36% who said it is a good thing.
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it → say → %
Even among people who use AI, skepticism outweighs optimism: 56% of AI users said the technology is bad for society, while 44% said it is good.
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it → use → society
Among those who do not use AI, 81% said its development is bad for society.
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development → use → society
The disconnect comes as concerns about AI have become a hot topic in recent weeks.
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concerns → come → weeks
Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon publicly resigned and accused AI companies of “gambling with our lives.”
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Coxon → resign → lives
Then, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for the industry to deliberately slow the development of frontier AI, a position backed by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.
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industry → call → Altman
The debate has also moved into Washington.
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debate → move → Washington
President Donald Trump has advocated a largely pro-development approach to AI, while lawmakers from both parties have pushed competing proposals for greater safeguards.
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lawmakers → advocate → safeguards
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX), for example, have announced legislation that would permanently ban the development and deployment of artificial superintelligence and temporarily pause advanced AI development until federal safety rules are established.
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rules → announce → development
Those broader concerns appear to overlap with the public’s more immediate worries about the infrastructure required to run AI.
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concerns → appear → AI
Fifty-four percent of respondents identified high water use as one of the most important costs of data centers, while 51% cited higher electricity costs.
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% → identify → costs
Data centers have garnered backlash in communities across the country for their impact on water supplies and energy prices, prompting lawmakers at all levels to call for a pause on data center development.
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centers → garner → development
Data centers were also the least popular of five large industrial or commercial developments respondents were asked about.
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respondents → ask → developments
Twelve percent said they would like to see a data center built in their area, compared with 31% for a semiconductor fabrication plant, 26% for an automobile manufacturing plant, and 26% for an e-commerce fulfillment center.
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center → say → center
Forty-four percent said they would not want any of the five types of development in their area.
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they → say → area
The Marquette Law School survey was conducted Sept. 2 through 9 among 1,023 adults nationwide and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.3 percentage points.
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survey → conduct → points
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