Sanders Proposes Moratorium on AI Data Centers

Due to a broad-based set of environmental, economic, and social concerns, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) is proposing a moratorium on the construction of new AI data centers. In a 4-minute video, Sanders asks his audience to consider: Who is pushing for these data centers? What will AI and robotics do to working families? How will people survive if they have no income? He’s not saying that AI, robotics, and data centers must be shut down permanently, but rather that “we need to slow it down” because “we need all of our people involved in determining the future of AI, and not just a handful of multi-millionaires.”