Elizabeth Warren: We Need to Tax AI
Senator calls for an array of new taxes on AI and data centers
WASHINGTON, May 28, 2026 — Sen. Elizabeth Warren is calling for sweeping new taxes on Artificial Intelligence, targeting data centers and unrealized stock gains.
In a May 27 op-ed in Time Magazine, the Massachusetts Democrat argued that a wealth tax on AI billionaires was necessary to prevent mass layoffs, a financial crash, and creation of a “permanent underclass.”
