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Comment by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

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U.S. Representative for New York's 14th congressional district; lead sponsor of the DEFIANCE Act
Congress has a moral obligation to stand with the American people and stop the expansion of these data centers until we have a framework to adequately address the existential harm AI poses to our society. We must choose humanity over profit.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, quoted in “Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez Announce AI Data Center Moratorium Act,” March 25, 2026.
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AI Verified Calls to stop AI-data-center expansion until safeguards address existential AI harm strongly support a superintelligence pause. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 12h ago
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AI Verified Recorded for matches explicit support for a pause on AI data-center expansion over existential harm. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 12h ago

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AI Verified Verified verbatim in Senator Sanders's release attributing statement to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 25 Mar 2026. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 12h ago
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