Democratic nominee
Jon Ossoff
U.S. senator · Former investigative journalist
Supports AI innovation with binding safeguards for ratepayers, children, health care, biosafety, and workers affected by rapid adoption.
At a glance
Guardrails versus speed.
Ossoff treats AI as economically valuable but calls for enforceable protections in high-consequence uses and for data centers to pay their own grid costs. Collins offers an all-of-the-above energy and permitting agenda intended to lower costs and accelerate development, while leaving several AI-specific questions unanswered.
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Republican nominee
Mike Collins
U.S. representative · Trucking company founder
Supports faster infrastructure permitting, all-of-the-above energy, lower development costs, and business-led job creation. His AI-specific governance record is limited.
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Data centers
Construction, grid costs, forecasting, and permitting.
Build with conditionsHigh confidence
Supports data-center growth with enforceable ratepayer protections, credible pay-your-own-way commitments, and better large-load forecasting.
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“My office is investigating AI data centers' impact on rising power bills.”Open official source ↗
Build fasterMedium confidence
Supports cutting permitting barriers and expanding energy supply for infrastructure and economic development. The campaign has not published data-center-specific cost or water conditions.
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Collins highlighted the PERMIT Act and an all-of-the-above energy agenda to lower costs and spur growth.
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AI governance
Safety rules, liability, children, and high-risk uses.
Binding targeted rulesHigh confidence
Supports mandatory safeguards for child safety, biosafety, health-care decisions, and platform reporting rather than a general development ban.
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Ossoff launched an investigation into AI chatbots, synthetic abuse material, and risks to children.
Open official source ↗Called for mandatory screening against AI-assisted biological threats.
Open official source ↗Not enough evidenceUnscored
The reviewed House and campaign record does not establish Collins's position on model testing, high-risk AI liability, deepfakes, or general release requirements.
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Energy and grid
Power supply, household bills, and reliability.
Protect ratepayersHigh confidence
Wants the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to prevent data-center generation and infrastructure costs from being passed to Georgia families and to test whether company commitments are enforceable.
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The inquiry asks how federal regulators will handle forecasting, interconnection, and cost allocation for large loads.
Open official source ↗Expand energy supplyHigh confidence
Calls for an all-of-the-above energy policy and less permitting friction to lower prices and support more economic activity.
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Collins explicitly connects more energy supply and permitting reform to lower costs and growth.
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Workers and jobs
Displacement, hiring, training, and development.
Prepare for disruptionHigh confidence
Calls for Congress to prepare for labor-market disruption, automated hiring, and education changes while preserving AI's productivity benefits.
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Ossoff convened a bipartisan hearing on AI's implications for work and human rights.
Open official source ↗Prioritize job creationMedium confidence
Frames faster infrastructure and energy development as a route to lower costs, business growth, and more jobs. No AI worker-transition plan was located.
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Collins presents his business experience and permitting agenda as tools for job creation and investment.
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Market power
Platform duties, competition, and business-led development.
Enforce platform dutiesHigh confidence
Supports enforceable duties for large technology platforms in defined areas while leaving private AI development and market structure otherwise intact.
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The REPORT Act increases reporting duties and penalties for technology platforms handling child exploitation material.
Open official source ↗Let markets leadMedium confidence
Favors private investment supported by faster permitting and more energy production, with no structural AI competition intervention in the reviewed record.
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The campaign's economic agenda relies on business-led development and reduced regulatory barriers.
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