Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez want Congress to take immediate action to stop the spread of data centers key to artificial intelligence, which Sanders called “literally an existential threat to the existence of the human race.”
The progressive lawmakers announced a new bill on Wednesday that would ban new construction of these centers until the passage of federal legislation that places restrictions on AI.
Sanders said he doesn’t think Democratic leaders are moving on the matter as quickly as they should be.