U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said that he will push for a moratorium on the construction of AI data centers to ensure that the technology will be useful for the greatest number of Americans and not just the few multi-billionaires who are advocating for the widespread use of artificial intelligence. According to the senator’s X post, this delay “will give democracy a chance to catch up, and ensure that the benefits of technology work for all of us, not just the 1%.” Sanders raised three points in his short video: ‘Who is aggressively pushing AI?’; ‘What will AI and robotics mean economically for the working class of this country?’; and ‘Millions of kids in this country are becoming more and more isolated from real human relationships and are getting their emotional support from AI.’
I will be pushing for a moratorium on the construction of data centers that are powering the unregulated sprint to develop & deploy AI.The moratorium will give democracy a chance to catch up, and ensure that the benefits of technology work for all of us, not just the 1%. pic.twitter.com/PoV5ziA4oQDecember 16, 2025
