Bernie Sanders believes that AI data centers will never be an asset to the grid given the enormous amount of electricity they consume, despite potential savings from slowing down at peak times.
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Senator Bernie Sanders believes AI has received far too little discussion in Congress despite its extraordinary importance and rapid progression.
Bernie Sanders states that AI data centers have impacts on scarce water resources, cause noise pollution, and often run on fossil fuels, contributing to climate change.
Hank Green suggests that AI data centers should be required to turn off during moments of peak electricity demand to prevent the need for expensive grid expansion and to avoid subsidizing their additions through everyone's power bills.
Senator Bernie Sanders believes multi-billionaires are investing in AI and robotics primarily to increase their wealth and power exponentially, not to improve life for ordinary Americans.
Bernie Sanders believes the AI and robotics revolution will be far more consequential and move faster than any economic revolution in human history, making the Industrial Revolution seem insignificant.