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AXIOS (Avery Lotz) - AI environmental concerns build as lawmakers grapple with tech panic

Data: The AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago; Chart: Avery Lotz/Axios More than half of Americans are extremely or very concerned about the environmental impacts of AI, up more than ten percentage points from last year, per polling results out Wednesday. The big picture: It's just one area where Americans' AI concerns are building across the spectrum — highlighting one of the few issues lawmakers are crossing the aisle to confront amid ballooning panic set off by rogue models , industry warnings and public backlash . - But it's unclear what, if any, role the AI backlash will play in the upcoming midterm elections, with voters split on who is better suited to…

Data: The AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago; Chart: Avery Lotz/Axios More than half of Americans are extremely or very concerned about the environmental impacts of AI, up more than ten percentage points from last year, per polling results out Wednesday. The big picture: It's just one area where Americans' AI concerns are building across the spectrum — highlighting one of the few issues lawmakers are crossing the aisle to confront amid ballooning panic set off by rogue models , industry warnings and public backlash . - But it's unclear what, if any, role the AI backlash will play in the upcoming midterm elections, with voters split on who is better suited to…Open

AXIOS (Maria Curi) - Exclusive: Warren backs pause on AI

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is the latest prominent Democrat to back a pause on advanced artificial intelligence, her office told Axios exclusively. Why it matters: The idea of slowing down AI development — once considered a non-starter in a fierce race to beat China — is gaining momentum. Driving the news: Warren on Wednesday will call for a pause on advanced AI development but will stop short of calling for a ban on superintelligence, breaking with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). - "We should immediately press pause on the development of advanced AI while lawmakers and regulators put systems in place to keep people safe," Warren will say ahead of a roundtable hosted by Sanders on Wednesday. - "Congress must urgently pass…

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is the latest prominent Democrat to back a pause on advanced artificial intelligence, her office told Axios exclusively. Why it matters: The idea of slowing down AI development — once considered a non-starter in a fierce race to beat China — is gaining momentum. Driving the news: Warren on Wednesday will call for a pause on advanced AI development but will stop short of calling for a ban on superintelligence, breaking with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). - "We should immediately press pause on the development of advanced AI while lawmakers and regulators put systems in place to keep people safe," Warren will say ahead of a roundtable hosted by Sanders on Wednesday. - "Congress must urgently pass…Open

AXIOS (Amy Harder) - Tech giants launch flexible-power coalition for data centers

A new coalition launched Wednesday is seeking a triple win for a data center industry that lately has struggled to notch any wins at all. The big picture: Tech giants Google and Nvidia are partnering with startup Emerald AI to back data centers that can flex their power demand — a strategy they say could curb electricity prices, mollify angry neighbors and grow the economy with more AI infrastructure. - The launch comes amid mounting backlash to data centers centered on their resource impacts and power prices, and new polling shows the public-opinion challenge is getting steeper. What they're saying: "It's really a win-win-win solution," said Josh Parker, head of sustainability at Nvidia, in a call with reporters Monday ahead of the…

A new coalition launched Wednesday is seeking a triple win for a data center industry that lately has struggled to notch any wins at all. The big picture: Tech giants Google and Nvidia are partnering with startup Emerald AI to back data centers that can flex their power demand — a strategy they say could curb electricity prices, mollify angry neighbors and grow the economy with more AI infrastructure. - The launch comes amid mounting backlash to data centers centered on their resource impacts and power prices, and new polling shows the public-opinion challenge is getting steeper. What they're saying: "It's really a win-win-win solution," said Josh Parker, head of sustainability at Nvidia, in a call with reporters Monday ahead of the…Open