Elizabeth Warren wants to tax AI data centers as power bills climb

Sen. Elizabeth Warren proposed a new tax on AI companies, especially large data centers, based on energy use and infrastructure size.

She says the levy could help offset rising electricity costs for consumers and push AI profits more broadly into the public interest.

Warren also warned that AI is concentrating wealth and contributing to job losses while Congress has failed to pass comprehensive AI rules.

The proposal shifts the policy debate from AI software regulation to the energy-heavy infrastructure powering the industry.