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Ocasio-Cortez and Sanders introduce AI Data Center Moratorium Act
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Senator Bernie Sanders (the reporter-Vt.) and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) have announced a bill to pause the construction of data centers.
Key facts
- The legislation is cosponsored by Representatives André Carson (IN-07), Steve Cohen (TN-09), Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04), Dan Goldman (NY-10), Adelita Grijalva (AZ-07), Jim McGovern (MA-02), Terri
- The representatives noted that more than 100 local communities around the country have enacted moratoriums on data centers, and 12 states are pushing forward with statewide moratorium proposals
- Senator Bernie Sanders (the reporter-Vt.) and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) have announced a bill to pause the construction of data centers
- Sanders has also called for the US to take a 50 percent stake in AI companies such as OpenAI and Anthropic for a new sovereign wealth fund
Summary
The ' Artificial Intelligence (AI) Data Center Moratorium Act ' has been introduced into the House with the express aim of stopping construction until other regulations have been passed. AI facilities are defined as data centers that consume more than 20MW, have racks 20kW or higher, are liquid cooled, and are used for the development or operation of artificial intelligence models at scale. The pair first called for a nationwide moratorium on new data center developments in the US. It quotes from industry figures such as Elon Musk (SpaceXAI), Dario Amodei (Anthropic), Demis Hassabis (Google DeepMind), and Jeff Bezos (Amazon), who have spoken about mass job losses, doomsday fears, and propaganda concerns.