Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez Introduce Companion Bills to Ban New AI Data Center Construction
Sourced from 4 publications
- •Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez introduced companion bills in the Senate and House simultaneously to impose a moratorium on new AI data center construction.
- •The moratorium would lift only after Congress enacts comprehensive AI regulation with safeguards for workers, consumers, and the environment.
- •Al Jazeera frames the legislation as part of a growing backlash against AI technology in the United States.
- •The bills lack visible bipartisan support, making passage through either chamber a steep challenge.
- •Separately, US senators have challenged Nvidia's CEO over AI chip export claims, indicating widening congressional scrutiny of the AI industry.
Sources
US lawmakers push for pause in data centres until AI safeguards in place
Al Jazeera
US senators accuse Nvidia CEO of misleading claims, urge halt to AI chip exports
Digitimes
Ocasio-Cortez and Sanders push bill to impose AI data center moratorium
PBS NewsHour
Bernie Sanders and AOC propose a ban on data center construction
TechCrunch
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