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AI environmental concerns build as lawmakers grapple with tech panic

AxiosPublished 1 hour ago

A recent poll shows over half of Americans are highly concerned about AI's environmental impacts, with Democrats more worried than Republicans. Concerns include data centers' effects on electricity and water, amid political debates and calls for AI development pauses.

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