美国人工智能（AI）产业的爆发式发展，正推动数据中心建设加速推进，而这一议题将在今年11月进入投票环节。全美各地的选民正在审议多项可能决定这些大型设施选址和建造方式的提案。
The rapid buildout of data centers powering America’s artificial intelligence (AI) boom is heading to the ballot box this November, as voters across the country weigh measures that could shape where and how the massive facilities are built.
选民将在七个州——加利福尼亚州、佛罗里达州、伊利诺伊州、堪萨斯州、内华达州、俄亥俄州和威斯康星州——对34项与数据中心相关的投票提案进行表决。
Voters will decide 34 data center-related ballot measures across seven states — California, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Nevada, Ohio and Wisconsin.
这些提案的出现，正值其他一些州正在考虑或已对数据中心建设实施限制，凸显了数据中心迅速成为政治争议焦点的趋势。
The measures come as states elsewhere have considered or imposed limits on development, underscoring how quickly data centers have become a political flashpoint.
福克斯新闻上个月进行的一项全国性民调显示，选民们在人工智能可能带来的益处与支撑这项技术的数据中心所引发的经济和环境成本之间难以取得平衡。
A Fox News national poll conducted last month found voters struggling to reconcile AI’s potential benefits with the economic and environmental costs of the data centers that power the technology.
8件若无数据中心便无法运行的日常事物：超过七成的选民（71%）反对在自己所在区域建设人工智能数据中心，其中46%表示强烈反对。超过半数（52%）支持在偏远地区建设，而44%表示反对。
8 EVERYDAY THINGS THAT WOULD QUIT WORKING WITHOUT DATA CENTERS More than seven in 10 voters (71%) opposed building AI data centers in their area, including 46% who strongly opposed them. More than half (52%) supported building them in remote locations, while 44% opposed.
总体而言，60%的选民对人工智能持负面看法，而持正面看法的仅为37%。这一23个百分点的差距，是7月份福克斯新闻民调结果的两倍多。
Overall, 60% of voters had a negative view of AI, compared with 37% who viewed it positively. That 23-point gap has more than doubled since a July Fox News poll.
福克斯新闻的民调还发现，在人工智能和数据中心问题上存在党派分歧。对人工智能持正面看法的选民更倾向于共和党，而持负面看法的则更倾向于民主党。
The Fox News poll also found a partisan divide over AI and data centers. Voters with favorable views of AI leaned Republican, while those with unfavorable views leaned Democratic.
在数据中心问题上，这种分歧更为明显：支持数据中心的选民中，共和党表现更优；而反对数据中心的选民中，民主党则更占优势。
The divide was even sharper over data centers, with Republicans performing better among voters who supported them and Democrats among those who opposed them.
这种党派分化，正值人工智能政策成为华盛顿和竞选活动中日益突出的分歧焦点之际。
That partisan split comes as AI policy emerges as a growing fault line in Washington and on the campaign trail.
人工智能正在加速政治广告战，但“病毒式传播”并不等于“胜利”。唐纳德·特朗普总统反对对人工智能行业实施广泛的联邦监管，并警告称，美国不能让中国在科技竞赛中获胜。
AI IS SUPERCHARGING POLITICAL AD WARS. BUT VIRAL DOESN’T MEAN VICTORIOUS President Donald Trump has opposed wide-ranging federal regulation of the AI industry and warned that the U.S. cannot allow China to win the technology race.
然而，随着中期选举临近，围绕人工智能及其背后数据中心建设的争论，正在全国各地的选区中激烈展开。
But as the midterms approach, the debate over AI and the data centers powering it is playing out in races across the country.
在得克萨斯州，此前曾积极吸引大型科技投资的共和党州长格雷格·阿博特最近下令暂停数据中心许可和电网接入审批，直至完成审计。民主党挑战者吉娜·希诺霍萨则支持实施临时禁令。
In Texas, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, who previously courted major tech investments, recently ordered a pause on data center permitting and grid connections pending an audit. Democratic challenger Gina Hinojosa has supported temporary moratoriums.
“倒退且贫困”：特朗普抨击阻挠数据中心的社区。与此同时，在该州的参议员竞选中，共和党司法部长肯·帕克斯顿与民主党州众议员詹姆斯·塔拉里科围绕该行业的税收优惠展开了激烈交锋。
‘BACKWARDS AND POOR’: TRUMP SLAMS COMMUNITIES BLOCKING DATA CENTERS Meanwhile, in the state’s Senate race, Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton and Democratic state Rep. James Talarico have battled over tax breaks for the industry.
在俄亥俄州，这场争论既体现在竞选活动中，也反映在投票箱上。今年11月，该州17个司法管辖区共有20项与数据中心相关的法案——数量超过其他任何州，也占全美34项提交给选民表决的法案中超过一半。
In Ohio, the debate is playing out both on the campaign trail and at the ballot box. The state has 20 data center-related measures across 17 jurisdictions this November — more than any other state and more than half of the 34 measures going before voters nationwide.
民主党参议员挑战者谢罗德·布朗曾就数据中心开发问题抨击共和党参议员乔恩·赫斯特德。而为赫斯特德助选的特朗普则为该行业的经济潜力辩护。
Democratic Senate challenger Sherrod Brown has attacked Republican Sen. Jon Husted over data center development. Trump, campaigning for Husted, defended the industry’s economic potential.
“你看，俄亥俄州能从中赚取巨额利润，你们不能就这样拒绝它们，”特朗普说道。
"Look, there’s so much money to be made for Ohio, you can’t just turn them off," Trump said.