Tag: AI

Governor Kathy Hochul told the Wall Street Journal that New York is temporarily pausing new hyperscale AI data centers (50 MW+) while it writes rules to protect ratepayers, communities and infrastructure, and said existing facilities and smaller projects can continue.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand criticized Republicans after they voted to block her resolution to repeal CMS’s WISeR pilot, which her office says allows AI to delay or deny Medicare claims for seniors.

Gov. Kathy Hochul told FOX 5's Good Day New York the state will temporarily pause new hyperscale data centers while it sets rules requiring companies to bring their own power, pay premiums to use the grid, provide large community benefits and — she says — lose eligibility for tax breaks.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand praised Gov. Kathy Hochul’s executive order imposing a one-year moratorium on hyperscale data centers, calling for stronger protections for communities and federal rules on AI.