Democrats Plan 2027 AI Rules Push and Broader Tech Probes

Democrats are preparing a 2027 push for AI rules and corporate investigations after taking control of Congress in January, targeting data center power costs, independent model testing and liability for AI harms. Sen. Chuck Schumer, expected to become Senate majority leader, said protecting consumers from electricity bill increases tied to data center growth would be one of his priorities for next year. Rep. Lori Trahan plans to seek independent expert reviews of widely used AI models and clearer rules on companies’ responsibility for harm caused by their products. In October, Rep. Zoe Lofgren and other Democratic lawmakers asked OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, Alphabet and SpaceX to disclose safety measures and identify instances when AI tools acted outside their developers’ intended design.

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