"There is no doubt that AI in the months and in the years ahead is going to create issues for people finding jobs, and frankly, taxpayers should never be subsidizing that. So I say it starts with cutting off the corporate welfare."
"We believe this is an important step and that we have more to do to ensure our data centers benefit nearby communities."
"isn't a clear win for consumers."
"Anthropic is not advocating for the people. Anthropic is advocating for itself, just like every corporation that has been using our campaign finance laws to have their way."
State-level Democrats and Republicans are testing anti-Big Tech messaging to compete with industry spending on AI infrastructure and political influence. Democrats echo critiques of concentrated tech power, while Republicans emphasize workforce disruption, energy costs, and opposition to taxpayer subsidies. Several candidates and lawmakers call for pausing new data center construction, from Michigan to Oklahoma and Maryland. Michigan Republican Tom Leonard proposed a one-year moratorium and called for ending corporate welfare. Anthropic pledged to pay for its data center needs, but some legislators, including New York Sen. Kristen Gonzalez and Georgia Rep. Ruwa Romman, say that commitment does not clearly benefit consumers or nearby communities.
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