New Bernie Sanders AI Safety Bill Would Halt Data Center Construction

Bernie Sanders introduced a bill addressing data center construction and AI safety, senator Bernie Sanders introduced a bill linking data center construction restrictions to AI safety concerns.

State legislatures introduced state-level moratoriums on data center development, at least a dozen state legislatures this year have introduced state-level moratoriums in specified states.

Local governments introduced local moratoria on data center development, dozens of U.S. cities and counties have enacted local moratoria on data center development.

Mitch Jones said the bill will focus primarily on AI safety and worker impacts, mitch Jones spoke about the bill’s focus during discussion of Food and Water Watch’s advisory role.

Food and Water Watch convened a December letter and advised Sanders’s office on the moratorium, food and Water Watch organized a December letter from progressive groups and advised Sanders’s office.