Senator Bernie Sanders announces bill to pause US data center construction: 'AI and robotics will impact our economy, our democracy, our privacy rights... even our very survival as human beings on this planet'
Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have introduced the AI Data Center Moratorium Act, proposing a pause on new data center construction in the US. The bill aims to establish national safeguards for AI development, addressing concerns about economic impact, privacy, misinformation, and environmental costs associated with AI's growing energy and water demands.
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- Company: Microsoft
- Topic: Artificial Intelligence
- Person: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
- Company: Meta
- Company: OpenAI
- Topic: Legislation
- Person: Bernie Sanders
- Topic: Data Centers
- Company: Anthropic
- Company: Google
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