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Elizabeth Warren: We Need to Tax AI

Senator calls for an array of new taxes on AI and data centers

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Elizabeth Warren: We Need to Tax AI
Photo of Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaking at an April 2026 Senate Finance Committee hearing, taken by Jose Luis Magana/AP.

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.”

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