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Inside the Democratic resistance on AI

Progressive Democrats taking hardline positions against AI are getting louder. Why it matters: Five influential progressives are shaping a confrontational Democratic message on AI, distinguishing themselves from party centrists by openly challenging data centers and AI-linked political money. At the center is Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who has led the progressive anti-AI movement with proposals for: A moratorium on data centers. Collaborating with China on AI safety. Protecting workers from AI-fueled displacement. Sanders is also making AI a flashpoint in his long-held objection to money in politics, calling on Democrats not to take super PAC money, especially from AI-linked groups. He recently introduced the Abolish Super PACs Act and warned at a press conference unveiling the bill about the growing influence of AI super PACs. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is going all in on the data center moratorium push, holding up jars of brown, polluted water during a recent congressional hearing. The water came from Morgan County, Georgia, where a Meta data center was built, Ocasio-Cortez said in an exchange that went viral with Environmental Protection Agency official Jessica Kramer. Ocasio-Cortez said Congress should launch investigations into the impact of data centers on water quality. AOC has also sought to tackle AI deepfakes and impacts on children by co-sponsoring the DEFIANCE Act. Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), who is co-sponsoring that bill in the House to take super PAC money out of politics, caught the ire of Silicon Valley when he came out in favor of a wealth tax He criticized data centers as largely "extractive" in an interview with Axios. Khanna has released his "Work for America" proposal, designed to hire one million Americans for public works and tech training as a safeguard against AI automation. His biggest break from Sanders has been stopping short of calling for a moratorium on data center construction. Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner share

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