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AI data center oversight and cost concerns

Congressional debates AI czar appointment and who should pay for data center infrastructure costs.

Photo: Axios

WHAT'S CONFIRMED

▸Data centers consume large amounts of power and require infrastructure upgrades. — NPR Politics, Bloomberg Politics

NOT REPORTED ELSEWHERE

▸Rep. Landsman proposes banning nondisclosure agreements on data-center deals and fining non-compliant centers $15 million daily. — Bloomberg Politics
▸Trump expected to appoint Jay Clayton, director of national intelligence, as White House AI czar. — Axios
▸Trump could announce the AI czar appointment as soon as Friday according to sources. — Axios

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