Data-Center Measures Rejected as Health AI Policy Looms — SkimNews
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- Midterm voters rejected the data centers required to power AI on dozens of ballot measures across several states, though any spillover into health-AI policy remains an open question.
- Polling cited in the article shows many Americans believe AI does more harm than good, echoing the negative AI sentiment highlighted by Tuesday’s elections.
- State bills on deck for lawmakers next year include “sandboxes” to test AI products, making test regimes one of the stated health-AI policy issues.
- National legislation on deck next year might clarify the Food and Drug Administration’s authorities and reimbursement for AI.
- Eric Fish, a partner at Hooper Lundy & Bookman and former chief legal officer of the Federation of State Medical Boards, said AI has emerged as a fear-inspiring “boogeyman.”
- Data centers have become a symbol of what is viewed as the Trump administration’s excessive coziness with the technology industry, according to Fish.
Why it matters: Opponents of data-center expansion gained a documented win, with dozens of measures rejected across several states. Health-AI companies still face unresolved next-year policy choices at both state and federal levels on testing sandboxes, FDA authority and reimbursement, as lawmakers confront anti-AI sentiment from voters.
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