Bernie Sanders, AOC Push for Pausing Data Centres to Regulate AI Progress, Facing Heat in Congress

Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez propose pausing AI data centre expansion, citing environmental, economic and social risks as pressure grows for regulation. (Credit: Gage Skidmore/Flickr)

KEY POINTS

• Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez propose federal moratorium on AI data centres
• Lawmakers cite energy costs, jobs and environmental risks concerns
• Bill faces resistance as Trump administration backs rapid AI expansion

Artificial Intelligence is getting the heat, and some lawmakers say AI is left loose and dangerously unchecked. Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez passed a bill to hit pause on the infrastructure powering AI before it outruns regulation.