AI environmental concerns build as lawmakers grapple with tech panic

AxiosSeptember 16, 2026en

Data: The AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago; Chart: Avery Lotz/Axios More than half of Americans are extremely or very concerned about the environmental impacts of AI, up more than ten percentage points from last year, per polling results out Wednesday. The big picture: It's just one area where Americans' AI concerns are building across the spectrum — highlighting one of the few issues lawmakers are crossing the aisle to confront amid ballooning panic set off by rogue models , industry warnings and public backlash . But it's unclear what, if any, role the AI backlash will play in the upcoming midterm elections, with voters

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