According to a recent Gallup poll, it seems that Americans Oppose AI Data Centers in Their Area, even as we read that “A JPMorgan analysis last month found that more than 60% of data-center capacity planned for completion in 2027 isn’t yet under construction, and another 7% is delayed.” Some are saying that the fight against AI datacenters isn’t just about tech – it’s about democracy, and even credit many of those delays in datacenter construction directly to local opposition — often maligned as NIMBYism by the more vociferous proponents of AI.