Exclusive: AI's revolution comes with risks, Sen. McCormick says

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The AI revolution presents "the most profound moment of change in our lifetimes" and Americans are rightly concerned about how that will affect them, Sen. David McCormick (R-Pa.) told Axios' Mike Allen at a News Shapers event Wednesday. Why it matters: McCormick is an AI champion on Capitol Hill, but he acknowledged that it comes with risks to Americans, the environment and economy that must be mitigated. What he's saying: McCormick argued Americans have more money in their pockets under President Trump, but he acknowledged that consumers don't feel that because housing, energy and health care costs are on the rise. "Energy demand is going to triple in the next 15 years," McCormick said, and Congress needs to ensure those costs don't trickle down to Americans. McCormick introduced a bill with Sen. Christopher Coons (D-Del.) to foster liquid cooling technology to boost data centers while.

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The AI revolution presents "the most profound moment of change in our lifetimes" and Americans are rightly concerned about how that will affect them, Sen. David McCormick (R-Pa.

) told Axios' Mike Allen at a News Shapers event Wednesday. Why it matters: McCormick is an AI champion on Capitol Hill, but he acknowledged that it comes with risks to Americans, the environment and economy that must be mitigated.

What he's saying: McCormick argued Americans have more money in their pockets under President Trump, but he acknowledged that consumers don't feel that because housing, energy and health care costs are on the rise. "Energy demand is going to triple in the next 15 years," McCormick said, and Congress needs to ensure those costs don't trickle down to Americans.

McCormick introduced a bill with Sen. Christopher Coons (D-Del.

) to foster liquid cooling technology to boost data centers while

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