{"id":7509,"date":"2025-12-18T19:05:58","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T19:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/bernie-sanders-ai-data-centers\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T19:05:58","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T19:05:58","slug":"bernie-sanders-ai-data-centers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/bernie-sanders-ai-data-centers\/","title":{"rendered":"Bernie Sanders Calls for Halt on Construction of New Data Centers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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While some anti-AI advocates have called for some extreme property damage<\/a> to halt the AI boom, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has a proposition that\u2019s a little more down to Earth: simply shut it all down until we can figure out what the hell is going on.<\/p>\n

In a video shared on social media<\/a>, Sanders announced he\u2019ll be pushing for a \u201cmoratorium on the construction of data centers that are powering the unregulated sprint to develop and deploy AI.\u201d<\/p>\n

His main contention is that society needs to slow down on the rapid deployment of new tech, and ask an important question: who benefits?<\/p>\n

\u201cLet us be clear: AI and robotics are the most transformative technologies in the history of humanity,\u201d Sanders declares. \u201cJust a few points we need to think about: one, who is aggressively pushing these technologies? Well, surprise, surprise, it happens to be the very wealthiest people on Earth.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sanders\u2019 call comes at a time when AI-related capital expenditures account for around half of the US GDP growth throughout the year, as low-income Americans\u2019 purchasing power plummets<\/a> and vehicle repossessions<\/a> hit levels equivalent to the Great Recession.<\/p>\n

\u201cDo you believe that these guys, these multibillionaires, are staying up nights worrying about what AI and robotics will do for the working families of our country, and the world?\u201d Sanders continues. \u201cI don\u2019t think so. I think that these very, very, rich men want even more wealth, and even more power. \u201c<\/p>\n

\u201cQuestion: if AI and robotics eliminate millions of jobs and create massive unemployment, how will people survive if they have no income?\u201d the Vermont Senator challenges. \u201cVery few members of Congress are seriously thinking about this.\u201d<\/p>\n

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I will be pushing for a moratorium on the construction of data centers that are powering the unregulated sprint to develop & deploy AI.<\/p>\n

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\/PoV5ziA4oQ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Sen. Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) December 16, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Sanders goes on to cite the growing degree of emotional<\/a> dependence<\/a> users are developing on AI chatbots, as well as the selfish ambitions of billionaires like Elon Musk, Bill Gates, and Dario Amodei.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne thing\u2019s for sure: this process is moving very, very, quickly, and we need to slow it down,\u201d Sanders said. \u201cThis moratorium will give democracy a chance to catch up with these transformative changes that we are witnessing, and make sure that the benefits of these technologies work for all of us, not just the wealthiest people one Earth.\u201d<\/p>\n

More on AI: <\/strong>Google CEO Says We\u2019re All Going to Have to Suffer Through It as AI Puts Society Through the Woodchipper<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

The post Bernie Sanders Calls for Halt on Construction of New Data Centers<\/a> appeared first on Futurism<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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