AJC民调：近七成佐治亚选民支持联邦加强监管人工智能 六成人反对再建数据中心
《亚特兰大宪法报》10月22日发布的最新民调显示，近七成佐治亚州选民认为联邦政府应加强对人工智能的监管，而不是把监管留给科技公司自己，且这一立场跨越党派：民主党人中82%支持加强联邦监管，共和党人中也有61%支持。
这项调查访问了1000名可能投票的选民，误差幅度为正负3.1个百分点。民调同时发现，五分之三（约六成）的受访者反对在佐治亚州再建更多数据中心，理由包括数据中心耗电、耗水量大，以及对环境和生活质量的影响；反对比例在民主党人中达79%，共和党人中为47%。
佐治亚州凭借税收优惠已成为数据中心建设的热门目的地，亚特兰大都会区及多地都有大型项目落地或在建。随着11月3日中期选举临近，人工智能监管和数据中心选址正成为该州候选人无法回避的议题，州和地方官员需要在招商引资与居民对电网、水资源和社区影响的担忧之间作出权衡。
来源：GSM·美国
AJC Poll: Nearly 70% of Georgia Voters Back Stronger Federal AI Oversight; 60% Oppose More Data Centers
A new poll released October 22 by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution shows that nearly seven in ten Georgia voters believe the federal government should strengthen oversight of artificial intelligence rather than leave regulation to the tech companies themselves — a position that crosses party lines, with 82 percent of Democrats and 61 percent of Republicans in favor.
The survey interviewed 1,000 likely voters, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points. It also found that three-fifths — about 60 percent — of respondents oppose building more data centers in Georgia, citing their heavy electricity and water use and their impact on the environment and quality of life; opposition reached 79 percent among Democrats and 47 percent among Republicans.
Georgia's tax incentives have made it a popular destination for data center construction, with large projects completed or under way in metro Atlanta and elsewhere. With the November 3 midterm elections approaching, AI regulation and data center siting have become unavoidable issues for the state's candidates, as state and local officials weigh economic recruitment against residents' concerns about the power grid, water resources and community impacts.
Source: GSM News
来源：GSM·美国（原文链接）
图片来源：图：位于俄勒冈州 The Dalles 的 Google 数据中心。摄影：Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States，CC BY 2.0（Wikimedia Commons）。Photo: A Google data center in The Dalles, Oregon. Photo by Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons).
