Virginia Rep. Calls for Spreading AI Build-Out Across the Country

Senator Bernie Sanders and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez plan to introduce legislation that would impose a moratorium on new AI data centers, following growing pushback on their impact on energy prices. Representative Suhas Subramanyam, a Democrat from Virginia, home to one of the largest concentrations of data centers in the country, discusses what approach he thinks the country should take to the AI build-out. He speaks with Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow on “Bloomberg Tech.” (Source: Bloomberg)

• <b>Moratorium proposed:</b> Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez plan legislation to halt new AI data center construction over energy price concerns.
• <b>Virginia's stake:</b> Representative Subramanyam represents a district with one of the country's largest data center concentrations.
• <b>Alternative approach:</b> The Virginia Democrat advocates for distributing AI infrastructure build-out across multiple states instead.