“A moratorium is hereby imposed on the construction or upgrading of all new AI data center projects until Congress passes comprehensive AI legislation that ensures the safety and prosperity of the American people,” the legislative text reads. “This moratorium shall not be lifted until legislation is passed and such legislation expressly terminates the moratorium.”
If passed, the bill would place a moratorium of unspecified length on infrastructure powered by the rapidly advancing technology. Neither Sanders nor Ocasio-Cortez has said whether they’ll have Republican sponsorship on the bill, but many on the other side of the aisle have similarly argued for Congress to pass a national AI policy framework.
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The Washington Examiner reached out to Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez for comment.
A key concern of the bill’s Democratic sponsors is the impact of rising electricity prices on residents caused by the power-consuming AI data centers. If a federal regulation on this issue
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