Rep. Himes: AI data centers will be deemed critical infrastructure

Rep. Jim Himes, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said AI data centers are destined to be classified as critical infrastructure. He argued they will matter more than traditional network data centers and will require dispersed, redundant services to stay resilient.

• Himes: "no question" AI data centers will become critical infrastructure
• US critical infrastructure currently spans 16 sectors; AI data centers are not one
• Iran struck AWS data centers in the UAE and Bahrain with drones in March
• Himes called the Ratepayer Protection Act "not meaningful or substantive"