Key takeaways
- The report comes with Wall Street on edge over high-flying AI hyperscalers, while communities are on alert for the rapid spread of data centers.
- Some 56% of voters in this month's midterm elections said data centers were of crucial or major importance in their choices.
- Of the group, 87% cited AI as a "salient risk" to the system.
A financial stability report that the Federal Reserve released Friday showed respondents most concerned about threats from artificial intelligence. AI was cited by 87% of respondents in the latest view from a variety of participants, up from 50% during the last survey in the spring of 2026.
