#tech-industry-regulation

#tech-industry-regulation

With AI just about only thing propping up an otherwise crumbling economy, fueling a supposed wave of innovation and helping the Pentagon choose who to bomb next, it stands to reason the feds would want to keep the tech on a short leash. If recent events are any indication, that leash is only getting tighter.

A new bill in New York State would impose a three-year moratorium on the issuance of new permits for data center construction throughout the state, while local regulators are given a chance to study the environmental and economic impacts the industry is having on communities. The bill's co-authors, State Senator Liz Krueger and Assemblymember Anna Kelles, have called the legislation the "strongest" introduced in the country.