In a rare show of bipartisan alignment, state lawmakers across the U.S. are advancing guardrails on artificial intelligence and scrutinizing the power-hungry data centers that fuel it. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is pushing an “AI bill of rights” targeting deepfakes, child protections and chatbot transparency, while New York Gov. Kathy Hochul backs stricter age verification and higher default privacy settings for minors on social platforms. At the same time, both red and blue states are weighing curbs on data centers amid rising electricity and water demands, with proposals ranging from moratoriums to renewable-energy mandates and regulator reviews of cost pass-throughs. The White House has courted industry commitments on resource use, even as a Trump executive order seeks to limit state-led AI rules—setting up potential clashes with tech firms and a patchwork of compliance obligations. Beyond AI, partisan divides reemerge on immigration, guns and taxes, with looming budget pressures tied to federal policy changes.
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