Angie Nixon Proposes Building Data Center on Mar-a-Lago
The Florida Senate candidate told Newsweek that AI data center dividend checks should be an option to compensate Americans.
Florida Democratic Senate hopeful Angie Nixon has suggested pausing the construction of new artificial intelligence data centers and jokingly proposed building them at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. Speaking to Newsweek, Nixon, a state representative who won a surprising victory in the state's Democratic Senate primary last month, called for more scrutiny of these facilities due to concerns over electricity costs, water supplies, and the environment.
Nixon advocated for a moratorium until further research is conducted, or for companies to consider placing data centers on Mar-a-Lago. The issue has gained political significance as AI boom leads to a surge in proposed data centers across the nation, with bipartisan opposition emerging from communities worried about their impact on power grids, water consumption, and utility bills.
While Trump has dismissed the growing unease, Nixon remains open to AI and technology but supports stricter privacy, employment, and data center regulations. She also proposed a model similar to Alaska's system of distributing revenue from its natural resources, suggesting that affected communities should receive financial benefits from existing AI data centers.
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