1. United States
2. Calif.
3. Letter

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders have introduced legislation calling for a moratorium on the construction of new data centers — the infrastructure of AI — until guidelines and regulations are established that protect workers and every American from the dangers of AI and robotics. The bill is called the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Data Center Moratorium Act. I strongly support it, and want you to as well. The legislation would slow down the development of AI to give democracy a chance to catch up. The AI Data Center Moratorium Act of 2026 would do that by instituting an immediate federal moratorium on AI data centers until strong national safeguards are in place to ensure that: —AI is safe and effective — preventing executives in the AI industry from releasing harmful products into the world that threaten the health and well-being of working families, our privacy and civil rights and the future of humanity. —The economic gains of AI and robotics will benefit workers, not just the wealthy owners of Big Tech. —AI does not increase electricity or utility prices, harm communities or destroy the environment. Additionally, this bill will stop a global race to see which country is the first to eliminate hundreds of millions of jobs, or the first to build an AI that destroys the planet. To quote Senator Sanders: “We cannot sit back and allow a handful of billionaire Big Tech oligarchs to make decisions that will reshape our economy, our democracy and the future of humanity. We need serious public debate and democratic oversight over this enormously consequential issue. The time for action is now.” I agree wholeheartedly. Please support this bill. Thanks.