House Oversight hears a call for more energy regulation between pitches for greater flexibility to boost AI

A House Oversight subcommittee hearing on energy issues related to artificial intelligence was dominated by calls -- from GOP lawmakers and most of the witnesses -- for pulling back regulation to promote AI growth, while one civil society witness pressed for standards on energy efficiency as data center projects sprout across the country.

The House Oversight subcommittee on economic growth, energy policy and regulatory affairs held an April 1 hearing on “America’s AI Moonshot: The Economics of AI, Data...