Candidates Are Signing a Pact Promising Action on Data Centers and AI Safety
More than 15 politicians from across the country have signed on to the AI Pact, vowing to regulate data centers and AI. “We’ve got to get this right,” says Nebraska Senate candidate Dan Osborn.
Politicians across the country are signing a new pact promising action on data centers and AI safety. The AI Pact, an offshoot of the Political Integrity Project, is a set of five promises aimed at regulating both data centers and AI itself. The pact includes advocating for mandatory safety reviews for AI models, supporting policies that would create an AI dividend for workers, and ensuring that consumers and companies can sue over harms caused by models.
The initiative is funded by a progressive political action committee, with no direct funding from AI safety groups or tech companies. While the pledge does not call for an explicit moratorium on data centers, it encourages policies that would ban tax breaks, backroom deals, and excessive energy usage for data centers. The pact is seen as a "floor" for candidates to sign on to, especially those with strong ties to labor, as it aims to provide a baseline to ensure a humanity-first future.
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