Ocasio-Cortez and Sanders Introduce AI Data Center Moratorium Act to Slow AI Development
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Summary
Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders have introduced the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Data Center Moratorium Act, which calls for a halt on new data center construction until regulations are established to protect workers and Americans from AI and robotics dangers. The legislation aims to slow AI development to give democracy time to catch up with technological advances.
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· 3 pulledCongresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders have introduced legislation calling for a moratorium on the construction of new data centers — the infrastructure of AI — until guidelines and regulations are established that protect workers and every American from the dangers of AI and robotics.
The legislation would slow down the development of AI to give democracy a chance to catch up.
The AI Data Center Moratorium Act of 2026 would do that by instituting
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