Election results spark AI regulation calls and data center moratoria
Original title: ‘Total repudiation’: The blue wave is about to hit AI
Democrats gain House and Senate control amid bipartisan opposition to AI data centers and promises of new regulations.
Following the midterm elections, Democrats control both chambers and voters backed 43 of 44 data center moratoria. AI executives report concerns over compute capacity and regulation. Incoming leaders plan to hold CEOs accountable for AI impacts on communities and infrastructure.
- 43 out of 44 local data center moratoria passed
- Texas governor-elect plans data center ban until new laws passed
- 76 percent of voters oppose data centers in their communities
From the original article
5 min read at theverge.com
On Tuesday night, Democrats made history as they took control of the House and the Senate, and a blue wave swept through traditionally red and swing states - with the nation's first Black woman governor elected in Georgia, the country's first Native American woman governor elected in New Mexico, and a Maine Senator ceding to a Democrat after 30 years in office.
By Hayden Field · theverge.com
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