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The AI debate is already shaping the 2028 election. Here’s where Democratic hopefuls stand

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Debates over AI development, regulation and datacenters have become buzzy topics for US presidential candidates The debate over artificial intelligence development, how to regulate it and the construction of datacenters that power the technology has become a buzzy topic for potential 2028 Democratic presidential candidates. Already, concerns were mounting over the environmental and energy impact of datacenters, which consume vast amounts of resources to power AI.

But worries about the rapid development of AI came to a head in mid-September when tech executives issued a flurry of dire warnings that the technology could harm humans.

Read the original report at The Guardian.

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