Democrats planning flood of AI bills

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Democrats planning a flood of AI bills when they take control of Congress

A protester outside the OpenAI headquarters in San Francisco. REUTERS/Manuel Orbegozo

This story from my colleague Courtney Rozen reveals how Democrats are planning to unleash a flood of new legislation targeting artificial intelligence systems and data-center development when they take control of the US Congress.

Data center opponents were among the biggest winners of the Democrats’ landslide victories in the US midterm elections.

It will be a sharp shift from the Republican-led Congress, where lawmakers largely focused on promoting AI development and declined to pass legislation restricting aspects of the ‌technology. Democrats have recognized that voters turned against the rapid development of data centers and their extensive power needs.

According to conversations with lawmakers, congressional aides and advocates, Rozen reports that bills will be aimed at shielding consumers from rising electricity costs tied to data centers, requiring independent testing of advanced AI systems and clarifying when AI companies can be held liable for harm caused by their products.

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