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  "id": 7874965,
  "title": "More Americans say AI will hurt the environment than help it: Poll",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/more-americans-say-ai-will-hurt-the-environment-than-help-it-poll",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-16T20:57:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/technology/6093816-americans-ai-negative-environmental-impacts-poll/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "More Americans believe AI will have negative environmental impacts on the upcoming decade than those who think the technology will help the environment, a poll released Wednesday found. In the newly published survey from The Associated Press/NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, 47 percent of respondents predicted AI will do “more to hurt” the environment...",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Americans are increasingly concerned about the environmental impact of AI, new poll finds",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/americans-are-increasingly-concerned-about-the-environmental-impact",
        "published": "2026-09-16T09:09:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Politico EU",
        "title": "Poll: Americans say there’s a serious risk of AI destroying humanity",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/poll-americans-say-theres-a-serious-risk-of-ai-destroying-humanity",
        "published": "2026-09-16T10:38:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Fast Company",
        "title": "How concerned are Americans about AI’s environmental impact? This new poll reveals the data",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/how-concerned-are-americans-about-ais-environmental-impact-this-new",
        "published": "2026-09-16T14:55:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Poll shows Americans are increasingly alarmed by AI’s ecological footprint",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/poll-shows-americans-are-increasingly-alarmed-by-ais-ecological",
        "published": "2026-09-16T16:45:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}