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Bernie Sanders: “Mark Zuckerberg...is building a data center in the state of…”

Featuring: Bernie Sanders, Independent | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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We need a moratorium on AI data centers NOW. Here's why.

Published | Video Starts at 02:22

Dr. Geoffrey Hinton, considered to be the godfather of AI, believes there is a 10% to 20% chance for AI to wipe us out. But Mark Zuckerberg, the fifth richest person in the world, is Mark Zuckerberg...is building a data center in the state of Louisiana...will use three times the quantity of electricity that the entire city of New Orleans uses every year. All right now. For many years now, leading experts have called for regulation and reasonable pauses to the development of artificial intelligence to ensure the safety, the very safety of humanity. (02:22–06:33)

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Asserts that Zuckerberg's data center in Louisiana will use three times the electricity of New Orleans annually.

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