Polling suggests voters like AI but dislike data centers, while OpenAI stays net positive
zacharynado · x · 2026-08-04
A poll-based thread argues that median voters like AI but dislike data centers, and that the current AI discourse has barely moved public opinion of the major labs.
It highlights a striking split in favorability: even among people worried about catastrophic AI risk, OpenAI is still +8 net favorable, while Anthropic only breaks even. The post points readers to more charts and analysis from The Argument’s polling.
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