The Michigan House race is heating up as Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) member Will Lawrence makes his stance clear on several key issues.
During an exclusive interview, Lawrence called for a national data center moratorium, citing concerns over the rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) and its potential impact on society.
"What I see is that there is an urgent need to have a federal moratorium on new AI data centers so that we can have a national conversation about if we're going to be generating this hyper intelligent AI, what's the best way to do it, and how do we ensure that it benefits everybody rather than just a few billionaires in Silicon Valley?" Lawrence said.
He also expressed support for a federal moratorium, claiming that the current approach to building data centers is "abandoning the basic principles of democracy and self-determination that are foundational to the American identity."
In addition to advocating for a data center ban, Lawrence also took aim at President Donald Trump's policies and the Supreme Court decision in Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission.
"There's a lot of money in politics, there's no doubt about it. And, I think it does a disservice to the democratic process," Lawrence said, advocating for major campaign finance reform in the form of publicly funded elections.
Lawrence is running in the Aug. 4 Democratic primary to claim the House seat in Michigan's 7th district, currently represented by Rep. Tom Barrett, R-Mich.
He is vying with other Democratic candidates, including former Obama National Security Council member and U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink.
