Tax credits for data centres, cyberattacks, CEO hearings: the Democrats are preparing for strict regulation of AI, whilst a super PAC is launching a $4 million advertising campaign on the subject.
Polls predict that Democrats will take back at least one chamber of the U.S. Congress in November's midterm elections, which would return them to chair the committees. Several of their key lawmakers have already signaled their intention to question the AI industry about tax credits for data centers and recent hacking incidents. With their hand on the committees' agenda, they could summon CEOs to testify and demand internal documents.
An electoral theme still to be taken
AI already occupies an important place in campaign ads, especially as the establishment of data centers fills local public meetings, regardless of political leanings. While Donald Trump defends an accelerationist approach hostile to regulation, surveys show Americans' concern about jobs and education. For Democratic strategist Jesse Lehrich, the subject is entirely "up for grabs", but it remains to be seen whether his camp will be able to take it up.
Rob Flaherty, Kamala Harris' former deputy campaign manager, believes that Democrats have long avoided the subject because they have not mastered it or because they are afraid of the industry's money. He co-founded the super PAC Tomorrow Together, which has just launched a first salvo of $4 million in disputed districts, accusing Republican candidates of being out of touch on AI.
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