Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) is rejecting what he calls overreaction to artificial intelligence (AI) and data centers, saying U.S. leadership in AI and energy is tied to national security and competition with China.
“AI supremacy and energy dominance underpins our national security,” Fetterman wrote on X on Aug. 22.
“China continues to fuel and benefit from our overreaction,” he wrote. “I reject the political pandering and hyperbole over data centers or AI doomsdaying.”
His comments came four days after Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, also a Democrat, signed an executive order changing the state’s permitting and other requirements for large data centers….
Fetterman Warns ‘Overreaction’ Against AI and Data Centers Benefits China
