Something happened that I’ve been waiting for—and frankly, something that needed to happen much sooner.
Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) have introduced a proposal calling for a moratorium on AI data centers and development expansion until we can fully understand and regulate the risks.
Let me be very clear:
I fully support this effort.
From the very beginning of my campaign for Congress in Georgia’s 14th District, I have said that Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) is not just another issue—it is the issue that could define the survival and future of humanity.
Artificial intelligence is advancing at extraordinary speed. Recent incidents have demonstrated that
the risks of losing meaningful human control are no longer purely theoretical. Advanced AI agents have already bypassed intended safeguards, circumvented containment systems, accessed the open internet when they were not supposed to, identified vulnerabilities on their own, and in some cases gained unauthorized access to real-world computer systems.
These incidents do not mean that artificial intelligence has completely escaped human control. But they are serious warnings that our ability to develop increasingly powerful and autonomous systems may be advancing faster than our ability to reliably understand, contain, monitor, and control them.
Artificial General Intelligence, or AGI, generally refers to AI capable of performing across an extremely broad range of intellectual tasks at or beyond human capability. There is no single universally accepted definition of AGI, but the central concern is clear: as AI systems become increasingly capable, autonomous, persistent, and able to interact with the real world, the consequences of a failure of human control become increasingly serious.
***** I support a moratorium on further development toward AGI and other highly autonomous general-purpose AI systems while enforceable national and international safeguards are established. Those safeguards should address human control, independent safety testing, transparency, containment, cybersecurity, shutdown mechanisms, accountability, and clear limits on the autonomy granted to advanced AI systems.
***** I also support a temporary halt to the construction and expansion of AI data centers, including projects currently under construction, while communities, states, and the federal government fully evaluate their effects on electricity demand, water supplies, utility rates, grid reliability, land use, public infrastructure, cybersecurity, and the communities expected to support them.
AI should remain a tool that serves humanity. Decisions about systems with the potential to profoundly affect our economy, security, democracy, and future should not be made simply because the technology can be developed faster.
We are moving at breakneck speed toward creating systems that may soon surpass human intelligence.
This isn’t science fiction anymore.
We are talking about:
And the truth is:
We are not ready. Not legally. Not ethically. Not structurally.
Slowing down is not anti-innovation.
It is responsible leadership.
A temporary pause gives us time to:
Because once this technology crosses certain thresholds…
There is no undo button.
This isn’t just a global issue—it’s a local one.
The people of Northwest Georgia deserve:
I am running for Congress to represent you—not tech billionaires, not special interests, and not corporations racing each other to build something they themselves admit they don’t fully understand.
I stand with efforts like this proposed legislation because:
Even in a time of war, division, and threats to democracy…
This is the issue that could impact every human being on this planet—permanently.
When elected, I will fight for:
We are standing at a crossroads in human history.
One path leads to incredible progress and shared prosperity.
The other… leads somewhere we may not be able to come back from.
Now is the time to choose wisely.
👉 I encourage everyone to watch the above video and start paying attention to this issue.
Because whether we act or not…
AI is coming. The only question is—will we be ready?
Rob Rush