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Presenter urges data-center moratorium, says AI must 'work for the working class'

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions · April 17, 2026
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Summary

A presenter warned that AI and robotics will profoundly affect every U.S. worker and urged a pause on constructing data centers until regulations ensure workers benefit, citing Senator Sanders' call for a moratorium.

A presenter warned in a public session that artificial intelligence and robotics will have a profound effect on "every worker in America" and urged a pause on building data centers until rules are in place to protect workers and ensure benefits are widely shared. "AI will either work for the working class or it will not work at all," the presenter said.

The presenter framed the AI transition as among the most fundamental societal changes in living memory and echoed comments that the country should not allow "5 or 10 gazillionaires" to dictate outcomes. A…

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