AI Now Institute: BAAJA is a 'backdoor bailout' fast-tracking AI data center buildout
AINowInstitute · x · 2026-11-14
In a memo to Congressional staff, the AI Now Institute argues the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 (BAAJA) is a "backdoor bailout" of the AI industry: it would accelerate access to power — the industry's biggest constraint — enabling speculative bets at a precarious moment for the AI market. Three concerns: (1) it's a backdoor bailout vote; (2) it preempts the few levers local, state, and Tribal authorities have to hold Big Tech accountable; (3) it supercharges data center expansion in exchange for token ratepayer protections.
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