Convention backs strong resolution urging AI guardrails and scrutiny of data centers
June 21, 2026 | Campaign and Election (TVW), Washington
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Delegates supported a resolutions-committee-backed measure that called for the party to press for stronger guardrails on AI and to scrutinize unchecked data-center construction.
Jonathan Ward, who rose in rebuttal to the original poll, said the resolution's aim is to address AI harms including wage suppression, deep fakes and surveillance pricing while noting the resolution should target harms rather than infrastructure wholesale: "This resolution does not regulate those harms. It condemns data center construction itself. That's the wrong target," he said. A resolutions-committee representative urged delegates to consider who technology serves and argued the measure fills gaps left by state task forces on AI. Other speakers warned against blanket opposition to data centers because they can bring jobs and research benefits.
On balance, delegates upheld the committee's do-pass recommendation. The final language emphasizes regulation, community benefit agreements, environmental and labor protections, and AI literacy for the public and policymakers.
Jonathan Ward, who rose in rebuttal to the original poll, said the resolution's aim is to address AI harms including wage suppression, deep fakes and surveillance pricing while noting the resolution should target harms rather than infrastructure wholesale: "This resolution does not regulate those harms. It condemns data center construction itself. That's the wrong target," he said. A resolutions-committee representative urged delegates to consider who technology serves and argued the measure fills gaps left by state task forces on AI. Other speakers warned against blanket opposition to data centers because they can bring jobs and research benefits.
On balance, delegates upheld the committee's do-pass recommendation. The final language emphasizes regulation, community benefit agreements, environmental and labor protections, and AI literacy for the public and policymakers.
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