What did Arvind Krishna say about AI regulation and state bans on data centers? — Arvind Krishna and Nikesh Arora on All-In

Arvind Krishna said regulation of AI and data centers is driven by populism rather than reality, though enough lawmakers care about long-term economic advantage to keep a balance. He said the current balance is right but an election could shift it. Asked about a 50-state data center ban, he said there was no chance, though 30 states might ban them while the other 20 welcome the business.

Krishna noted closed Senate hearings on AI in 2022 and open hearings in 2023.
Nikesh Arora argued no country will slow down, since a slowdown only lets rivals such as China or India catch up.

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“is driven by populism, not by any reality.” Arvind Krishna · at 26:29 — open in the transcript →

Source: our own transcription of the episode. The full conversation is on All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg (2026-10-21). Read the whole episode summary →

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