Ilhan Omar

"Finally, as we continue discussing AI, we must look beyond the workplace and consider the broader impact on communities. The data centers that power AI and other technologies consume enormous amounts of energy, which can strain aging infrastructure, drive up electricity bills, and have adverse effects on the environment."

"AI is shaping the future whether we like it or not. Technology itself is not the problem. The problem is deploying powerful tools without guardrails, transparency, or accountability. AI should be a tool that works for people – not one that extracts value and burdens workers…"

"whether AI benefits corporations and their wealthy executives or the working class and the middle class is a policy choice (and she criticized the administration for) actively undermining these states' AI laws and looking to pass legislation to preempt any regulation"