States shouldn't reap AI benefits without bearing costs
The Constitution “was framed upon the theory that the peoples of the several states must sink or swim together, and that in the long run prosperity and salvation are in union and not division.” States racing to block data center construction have forgotten that lesson. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and others echoing his idea to pause data centers are daring state legislators to take a short-term perspective that prioritizes state interests over the nation’s collective ambitions. If they have their way, Congress and states may delay or even deny data center construction for years.
