







As fears grow about the threat of artificial intelligence, neither party has claimed an advantage on the technology, a New York Times/Siena poll found. But voters are united in opposition to data centers.
How Popular Is A.I. With Voters? Not Very, a New Poll Finds.
As fears grow about the threat of artificial intelligence, neither party has claimed an advantage on the technology, a New York Times/Siena poll found. But voters are united in opposition to data centers.

Do AI and bogus respondents threaten polling’s future?
Courtney Kennedy, vice president of methods and innovation, answers some common questions about the current polling landscape in the U.S.

Exclusive: Americans Now Overwhelmingly Oppose New Data Centers Near Them
A new Heatmap Pro poll shows a rapid shift in public opinion since last fall.

Americans Oppose AI Data Centers in Their Area
Seven in 10 Americans oppose the construction of an AI data center in their local area, including 48% strongly opposed.

As more Americans adopt AI tools, fewer say they can trust the results | TechCrunch
AI adoption is rising in the U.S., but trust remains low, with most Americans concerned about transparency, regulation, and the technology’s broader societal impact, according to a new Quinnipiac poll.

AI backlash is coming for elections
Americans are worried about AI — but how it will play into the midterms is less clear.

How AI Data Centers Became a Central Issue in Today’s Midterm Election
Server farms for AI have become a uniting issue for voters and a bipartisan headache for candidates.

Opinion | This Is What Will Ruin Public Opinion Polling for Good
Instead of navigating the obstacles to conduct polls with human respondents, pollsters are running A.I. simulations instead. Why?


Where Republicans and Democrats stand on AI data centers
Five charts exploring how Republicans and Democrats feel about AI data centers and what that might mean for the road ahead
How America's AI Trust Issues Could Impact the Midterms
Most American voters "don't trust the leaders of AI companies to make decisions in society's best interests," writes Will Johnson.

AI should be a choice. Here’s where you stand.
Voting has closed. See the final results of the public vote on AI.

New YouGov/Economist poll out this AM has Democrats up 11 points on the House vote among likely voters. This is with named candidates, not the usual "generic ballot," which in my testing with CES data is typically more accurate in forecasting outcomes d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/econTabReport_SlcWd…
Is A.I. creating jobs or killing them? Adding to inflation or fixing it? Boosting productivity or doing little? Nobody knows. And our data (public & private) isn't providing clear answers. My latest on the A.I. data gap and the challenge it poses for policymakers: nytimes.com/2026/07/02/business/economy/a…
A.I. Is Reshaping the Economy. Good Luck Measuring How.
www.nytimes.comSilicon Samples and Synthetic Surveys: Can AI Stand In for Human Respondents?

Polling Has an AI Respondent Problem

Gallup Begins Research on Simulated Responses

Do AI and bogus respondents threaten polling’s future?

AI-generated responses are undermining crowdsourced research studies

Recognising, Anticipating, and Mitigating LLM Pollution of Online Behavioural Research