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Rogers pushing for 1-year pause on data center construction

Former Rep. Mike Rogers, the GOP nominee in Michigan's Senate race, called for a one-year moratorium on data center construction, citing the political toxicity of the server warehouses that fuel the AI boom.

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{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Mike Rogers calls for one-year data center moratorium Former Rep. Mike Rogers, the GOP nominee in a critical Senate battle in Michigan, on Thursday called for a one-year on data center construction, the latest sign of the political toxicity of the server warehouses fueling the AI boom.…

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thehill.com — original article Mike Rogers calls for 1-year data center moratorium OpenAI pausing some model work over safety concerns Majority ‘more concerned than excited’ about increased AI use in daily life: Survey
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