Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) will introduce a bill Wednesday that aims to put a national moratorium on data center construction “until legislation is enacted that safeguards the public from the dangers of artificial intelligence.” Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will introduce a similar bill in the House in the coming weeks.

While it’s highly unlikely that the bill will pass—especially given the Trump administration’s full-throated endorsement of AI, and the massive amount of money the industry is set to spend this year in Washington—the bill marks a new line in the sand for progressives seeking to address both concern around data center construction and the potential harms artificial intelligence may bring.

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[–] [S] 10 points 6 months ago

It is not going to pass, but this is a solid goal that everyone should be pushing for.

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  • [–] 8 points 6 months ago

    Also from the harms of the data centers themselves. Thanks for the gesture AOC and Bernie.

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  • [–] 6 points 6 months ago

    Please just fucking get your ass off and go support bernie on this bill. Stop being so hopeless.

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