Steve Kornacki on new poll: public views of AI and data centers
NBC’s Steve Kornacki breaks down a Decision Desk poll revealing public attitudes toward artificial intelligence and data center development—impacts, concerns, and policy implications.
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On Meet the Press, NBC News chief data analyst Steve Kornacki walked through a new NBC News Decision Desk Poll about artificial intelligence (AI) and data centers. It is a reminder that public opinion around where and how we build compute capacity is not an academic question. Kornacki’s parsing shows how survey findings can presage zoning fights, permitting delays, and state-level policy shifts. For investors, that means demand for AI compute may be enormous, but its pace and geography will be shaped as much by voters and regulators as by chips and software.