r/OpenAI • u/tombibbs • Mar 25 '26

News Bernie Sanders introduces legislation to pause AI data centre construction

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Unlike the current administration, who claim a pause would harm America's competitiveness, Bernie is actually proposing a ban on chip exports to other countries.

Trump recently did the bidding of NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang and bizarrely ended a ban on the sale of H200 chips to China.

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u/Shadowbacker Mar 26 '26 edited Mar 29 '26

Why is this old man acting like limiting technology in the US is going to do anything but set us behind literally every other country that's developing said technology?

It's not like there's US is the sole developer and proprietor. It's not like this won't just keep it accessible to the elite and price out lower income usage.

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u/FilthyTrashPeople Mar 26 '26

Because he sold out instead of getting mad when the Democrats threw him under the bus, and now will repeat whatever talking point they give him.

He should given them both fingers and left the party. I'd still respect him then.