Mike Johnson Rejects AI Moratorium as 70% Oppose Data Centers in Their Area
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 13
Mike Johnson Rejects AI Moratorium as 70% Oppose Data Centers in Their Area
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 13
Summary
Johnson said Congress should not impose an emergency AI moratorium, arguing on CNN that slowing U.S. development would let China overtake America.
His push came a day after Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei urged a slowdown in increasingly powerful models, a call backed by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Elon Musk.
Johnson instead wants major AI executives and policymakers convened at the White House to negotiate guardrails that balance national security, safety and U.S. competitiveness.
The debate is also widening beyond models to infrastructure: Humans First and RNC member Amy Kremer oppose blanket data-center bans but want state and local control over projects.
Public resistance remains high, with a July Fox News poll showing 70% of registered voters opposed AI data centers in their area even as Trump also rejected a broader slowdown.
With leaders rejecting an AI pause to outpace global rivals, what hidden catastrophic risks are we accepting to win the technology race?
If AI data centers threaten local power grids, could proposed cash dividends truly buy community silence, or will backlash halt expansion?
How will the government enforce AI safety standards if voluntary cybersecurity reviews fail to contain increasingly autonomous and unpredictable models?