,,ii #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #dbad ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #be1 #bjbf,mr4 ,sanders introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation ,a ,,bill ,to impose a moratorium on the construction of new data centers until legislation is enacted that safeguards the public from the dangers of artificial intelligence4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,artificial ,intelligence ,data ,center ,moratorium ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds that-- 7#a7 leading experts and industry leaders have warned about catastrophic consequences from unchecked artificial intelligence development and deployment1 including-- 7,a7 ,elon ,musk1 the wealthiest person alive1 and worth #hbf1fjj1jjj1jjj as of the date of introduction of this ,act1 who stated that ,,ai and robots will replace all jobs4 ,working will be optional4 and that artificial intelligence is akin to summoning the demon2 7,b7 ,dario ,amodei1 the ,,ceo of ,anthropic1 who predicted that ,,ai could displace half of all entry-level white collar jobs in the next #a to #e years4 and that humanity is about to be handed almost unimaginable power1 and it is deeply unclear whether our social1 political1 and technological systems possess the maturity to wield it42 7,c7 ,demis ,hassabis1 the head of ,google's ,deepmind1 who stated that the ,,ai revolution will be #aj times bigger than the industrial revolution and #aj times faster2 7,d7 ,jeff ,bezos1 the fourth-richest person in the world and worth #bcc1jjj1jjj1jjj as of the date of introduction of this ,act1 who has reportedly pushed his staff for years to think big and envision what it would take for ,amazon to fully automate its operations with plans to replace at least #fjj1jjj warehouse workers with robots2 7,e7 ,bill ,gates1 worth #aja1jjj1jjj1jjj as of the date of introduction of this ,act1 who predicted that humans won't be needed for most things1 such as manufacturing products1 delivering packages1 or growing food over the next decade due to artificial intelligence2 7,f7 ,mustafa ,suleyman1 the ,,ceo of ,microsoft ,,ai1 who said that most white-collar work will be fully automated by an ,,ai within the next #ab to #ah months2 7,g7 ,jim ,farley1 the ,,ceo of ,ford1 who predicted that artificial intelligence will eliminate literally half of all white-collar jobs in the ,u4,s4 within the next decade2 7,h7 ,larry ,ellison1 the sixth-richest person in the world and worth #bjc1jjj1jjj1jjj as of the date of introduction of this ,act1 who said that there will be an artificial intelligence-powered surveillance state where citizens will be on their best behavior1 because we're constantly recording and reporting everything that is going on42 7,i7 ,dr4 ,geoffrey ,hinton1 considered to be the godfather of artificial intelligence1 who stated that he believes there is a #aj to #bj percent chance for artificial intelligence to wipe us out42 and 7,j7 ,mark ,zuckerberg1 the fifth-richest person in the world and worth #bad1jjj1jjj1jjj as of the date of introduction of this ,act1 is building a data center in the ,state of ,louisiana that is the size of ,manhattan and will use #c times the quantity of electricity that the entire city of ,new ,orleans uses every year2 and 7#b7 leading experts and the heads of the major artificial intelligence companies have called for regulation and reasonable pauses to the development of artificial intelligence to ensure the safety of humanity1 including-- 7,a7 ,elon ,musk1 the head of x,a,i1 who stated-- 7i7 in #bjah the following3 ,mark my words4 ,,ai is far more dangerous than nukes4 ,so why do we have no regulatory oversight8 ,this is insane42 and 7ii7 in #bjbe that he had a lot of ,,ai nightmares and would certainly slow down ,,ai and robotics if he could2 7,b7 ,demis ,hassabis1 the head of ,google's ,deepmind1 who said in #bjbf that he would support an ,,ai pause if he knew other countries and companies also paused development2 7,c7 ,dario ,amodei1 the head of ,anthropic1 who said in #bjbf that he would be absolutely in favor of trying to slow down ,,ai development if other countries also slowed down2 7,d7 ,sam ,altman1 the head of ,open,a,i1 who1 in #bjbc1 wrote that we need some degree of coordination among the leading development efforts to ensure that the development of superintelligence occurs in a manner that allows us to both maintain safety and help smooth integration of these systems with society and that an effective global regulatory framework including democratic governance is needed2 7,e7 more than #a1jjj business leaders in the ,big ,tech industry1 prominent scientists1 and artificial intelligence researchers and academics1 including ,elon ,musk1 ,steve ,wozniak 7co-founder of ,apple71 and ,evan ,sharp 7co-founder of ,pinterest71 who1 in ,march #bjbc1 cosigned an open letter entitled ,pause ,giant ,,ai ,experiments which stated the following3 ,we must ask ourselves3 ,should we let machines flood our information channels with propaganda and untruth8 ,should we automate away all the jobs1 including the fulfilling ones8 ,should we develop nonhuman minds that might eventually outnumber1 outsmart1 obsolete and replace us8 ,should we risk loss of control of our civilization8 ,such decisions must not be delegated to unelected tech leaders''',therefore1 we call on all ,,ai labs to immediately pause for at least #f months the training of ,,ai systems more powerful than ,,gpt-#d4 ,this pause should be public and verifiable1 and include all key actors4 ,if such a pause cannot be enacted quickly1 governments should step in and institute a moratorium42 and 7,f7 artificial intelligence pioneers ,geoffrey ,hinton and ,yoshua ,bengio and other technology leaders1 who have called for a prohibition on the development of superintelligence1 not lifted before there is broad scientific consensus that it will be done safely and controllably1 and strong public buy-in4 #c4 ,moratorium on construction of new artificial intelligence data centers 7a7 ,definition of artificial intelligence data center ,in this section1 the term artificial intelligence data center means all the buildings1 equipment1 structures1 and other stationary items1 such as server racks1 that-- 7#a7 are located on a single site or on contiguous1 adjacent1 or otherwise connected sites2 7#b7 are owned or operated by the same entity or by any entity that controls1 is controlled by1 or is under the common control of that entity1 regardless of whether the site is a single-occupant or multi-occupant facility2 and 7#c7 7,a7 are used for the development or operation of artificial intelligence models at scale2 or 7,b7 7i7 have a maximum rated power capacity or total peak power load in excess of #bj megawatts2 and 7ii7 are designed or equipped-- 7,i7 to deliver #bj kilowatts or more of electrical power to a single server rack2 or 7,,ii7 to utilize cooling systems that circulate liquid to individual hardware components or submerge electronic hardware in liquid4 7b7 ,moratorium ,beginning on the date of enactment of this ,act1 the construction or upgrading of new or existing artificial intelligence data centers may not commence or proceed until-- 7#a7 #a or more laws are enacted that ensure that-- 7,a7 the ,federal ,government shall review and approve artificial intelligence products before those products are released1 for the purpose of ensuring that those products are safe and effective and do not threaten the health and well-being of working families1 privacy and civil rights1 and the future of humanity2 7,b7 the economic gains of artificial intelligence and robotics will benefit workers1 not just the wealthy owners of ,big ,tech companies1 including by-- 7i7 putting policies in place to prevent job displacement due to artificial intelligence2 and 7ii7 ensuring the wealth generated by those companies is shared with the people of the ,united ,states2 and 7,c7 with respect to any artificial intelligence data center built or upgraded after the termination of the moratorium under this subsection-- 7i7 the artificial intelligence data center does not increase utility or electricity bills of consumers2 7ii7 the artificial intelligence data center does not exacerbate the threat of climate change or harm the environment2 7iii7 communities that would be affected by the artificial intelligence data center are empowered to approve or reject the construction or upgrading of that artificial intelligence data center2 7iv7 no government subsidy is provided for the construction1 upgrading1 or operation of that artificial intelligence data center2 and 7v7 the artificial intelligence data center creates union jobs with strong labor standards1 including payment of prevailing wages and use of registered apprenticeship programs and project labor agreements2 and 7#b7 a provision in the #a or more laws described in paragraph 7#a7 expressly terminates the moratorium under this subsection4 7c7 ,reports 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,energy shall-- 7,a7 submit to ,congress quarterly reports on artificial intelligence data centers2 and 7,b7 make those quarterly reports publicly available on the website of the ,department of ,energy4 7#b7 ,contents ,a report submitted by the ,secretary of ,energy under paragraph 7#a7 shall include1 at a minimum1 for the period covered by the report and with respect to each artificial intelligence data center-- 7,a7 all financial vehicles involved in the operation of the artificial intelligence data center2 7,b7 the water usage of the artificial intelligence data center2 7,c7 the energy usage and infrastructure needs of the artificial intelligence data center2 7,d7 the on- and off-site greenhouse gas emissions of the artificial intelligence data center1 including the results of fenceline air quality monitoring2 7,e7 the wastewater discharge and thermal outputs of the artificial intelligence data center2 7,f7 the cooling chemicals used at the artificial intelligence data center2 7,g7 the noise levels at the artificial intelligence data center2 7,h7 information on wages and benefits provided to workers at the artificial intelligence data center2 7,i7 the number of temporary and permanent jobs created at the artificial intelligence data center2 7,j7 agreements entered into by the artificial intelligence data center relating to land acquisitions1 utilities1 or government entities1 if any2 and 7,k7 a certification that the artificial intelligence data center has not utilized any ,federal1 ,state1 or local subsidies4 7#c7 ,verification ,the ,secretary of ,energy may obtain and verify information relating to the moratorium under subsection 7b7 and reporting requirements described in paragraph 7#b71 including by-- 7,a7 issuing subpoenas2 7,b7 requiring written interrogatories2 7,c7 conducting inspections2 and 7,d7 conditioning future permitting on compliance with this section4 #d4 ,export controls on computing infrastructure hardware 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,computing infrastructure hardware ,the term computing infrastructure hardware means semiconductors1 integrated circuits1 and products containing integrated circuits1 including computers1 networking equipment1 and data storage systems4 7#b7 ,export2 in-country transfer2 reexport ,the terms export1 in-country transfer1 and reexport have the meanings given those terms in section #agdb of the ,export ,control ,reform ,act of #bjah 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #dhja74 7b7 ,export controls ,on and after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,commerce shall prohibit the export1 reexport1 or in-country transfer of computing infrastructure hardware for an end-use described in subsection 7c7-- 7#a7 to or in any country that does not have in effect statutes or regulations that are comparable to the laws described in section #c7;b77#a72 or 7#b7 to any person in a country described in paragraph 7#a74 7c7 ,end-,uses described ,an end-use referred to in subsection 7b7 is use-- 7#a7 in an artificial intelligence data center2 or 7#b7 otherwise in the training or deployment of artificial intelligence models at scale4