In a recent op-ed, Public Policy Solutions co-founder Joe Grogan argues that Sen. Bernie Sanders is undermining America’s artificial intelligence leadership by hosting Chinese AI officials linked to Beijing while pushing policies that would slow U.S. data center expansion.
Grogan warns that restricting AI infrastructure development could hand China a strategic advantage in national security, economic competitiveness, and technological innovation.
In his op-ed, he writes:
Sanders’ coziness with China is especially concerning amid reported foreign-funded efforts to slow America’s AI progress. The American Energy Institute revealed that 12 organizations opposing U.S. data center development have collectively received more than $39 million from foreign donors. Washington should be building faster, not listening to paid activists who want to hobble us.
The AI revolution is a matter of vital national security. The data centers behind AI don’t just run chatbots—they power military planning, intelligence analysis, cyber operations, and autonomous systems already reshaping the battlefield, as well as the cloud services, advanced models, and next-generation industrial tools that underpin American economic strength. The Pentagon isn’t investing in AI because it’s trendy. It’s doing it because military advantage now depends on computing power, speed, and scale. Slow the infrastructure, and you don’t just slow innovation—you compromise America’s strategic position.
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