Bernie Sanders and #AOC introduce bill to pause building of new #datacentersLawmakers say moratorium on construction would buy time to create strong, federal guardrails for AIhttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/25/datacenters-bernie-sanders-aoc

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Bernie Sanders and #AOC introduce bill to pause building of new #datacenters
Lawmakers say moratorium on construction would buy time to create strong, federal guardrails for AI
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/25/datacenters-bernie-sanders-aoc

from #TheGuardian
March 25, 2026

The policy, announced by #BernieSanders and #AlexandriaOcasioCortez on Wednesday morning, aims to ensure the AI boom protects the #environment and communities, and benefits #workers instead of harming them. A temporary ban, the lawmakers say, would give the #US government time to create strong federal safeguards for #AI, which is “affecting everything from our economy and wellbeing to our democracy, warfare and our kids’ education”.

“AI and #robotics are creating the most sweeping technological revolution in the history of humanity,” Sanders said in a statement. “The scale, scope, and speed of that change is unprecedented. Congress is way behind where it should be in understanding the nature of this revolution and its impacts.”

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