Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Export Control and Compute Governance

Government control or restriction of advanced AI capabilities through trade, export, or compute access.

Her data-center moratorium bill also restricts AI-chip exports to insufficiently regulated countries.

Military and National Security Uses of AI

Positions on the use of AI in military, intelligence, or national security contexts.

Cited ICE/AI surveillance partnerships as harms motivating AI regulation.

AI Regulation Philosophy

A candidate's general stance on regulating AI systems.

Her AI Data Center Moratorium Act is explicitly conditioned on Congress first passing comprehensive AI safeguards.

Children's Online Safety

Views on protecting minors from harms related to AI or AI-mediated platforms.

The DEFIANCE Act she leads in the House covers deepfakes of women and children.

Data Centers

Positions on the development, regulation, or public impact of data center infrastructure as it relates to AI, including energy consumption and grid reliability concerns tied to AI workloads.

Co-led the Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act (Mar. 2026, with Sen. Sanders), halting new/upgraded data centers >=20 MW until federal safeguards exist; "We must choose humanity over profit." Source: sanders.senate.gov.

Jobs and Workforce Disruption

Positions on AI-driven job displacement, reskilling programs, unemployment policy, and tax policy for distributing AI-driven wealth.

Cites AI-driven economic disruption as a policy concern.

Deepfakes and AI Fraud

Views on AI-generated misinformation, scam prevention, fraud targeting vulnerable populations, and synthetic media disclosure requirements.

Lead House sponsor of the DEFIANCE Act on nonconsensual deepfake pornography; "This is sexual violence."