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Positions on the development, regulation, or public impact of data center infrastructure as it relates to AI, including energy consumption and grid reliability concerns tied to AI workloads.
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Introduced DATA Act allowing AI data centers to bypass federal electricity regulations and build independent energy infrastructure; pushed off-grid power plan for AI data centers
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Says growing presence of data centers and AI isn't a bad thing; wants developers to be transparent about plans; speculates that Cotton's DATA Act will lower energy costs; wants state-level regulators to have authority over data centers
Hallie Shoffner, a Democrat hoping to challenge Cotton in November, said the growing presence of data centers and AI is "not necessarily a bad thing," but developers need to be transparent about their data center plans, including likely energy sources and potential trade-offs. "I don't think we hav…
Arkansas politicians weigh-in on data center development, mindful of benefits and consequences
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Sponsored the SPEED Act to accelerate energy permitting for AI infrastructure; says data centers are "needed for AI" and "a necessary part of our future national security plans"
"The demand for energy is increasing at rates higher than what we've seen in the past, and a lot of that's being driven by data centers and AI. Energy is so key and pivotal at this point, and we've got to be producing more of it and accelerated scale, and that gets into something that I'm working on…
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H.R.4776 - SPEED Act
Described data centers as an important component of a booming 'AI economy' to the Arkansas Democrat Gazette; also talked about data centers causing an increase in utilities and water
Jones described data centers as an important component of a booming "AI economy." "It's like a whole new world that's being built overnight, and it's not even overnight," he explained. "It's like every hour, something completely new is being created. The ability to think of something and then all o…
Arkansas politicians weigh-in on data center development, mindful of benefits and consequences
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