The Basics
What is a moratorium?
Temporary Pause
What tech relies heavily on hyperscale data centers?
AI
What environmental issue may worsen if companies build more natural gas plants?
Climate change
What tech would be slowed by a moratorium?
AI
Who won the national championship in college football this past year?
Indiana University
Which level of government would enact the resolution?
Federal
Name one major company that operates hyperscale data centers.
Amazon
Microsoft
Meta
Oracle
What is the affs biggest concern about the grid?
Reliability
Which country is often cited as America's main AI competitor?
China
Who is the current mayor of New York City?
Zohran Mamdani
What type of facilties are being paused?
Hyperscale
What resource do data centers consume in extremely large amounts?
Electricity
Water
What is the main issue with the jobs created by data center construction?
They are temporary
Instead of a blanket moratorium, what action does the Con support?
Regulation
What is Triple T's legal name?
Tung Tung Tung Sahur
Which side argues the moratorium should happen?
Affirmative
Which type of data center uses vertical scaling?
Small scale data centers
What type of power plants does the Affirmative argue utilities may keep online because of AI electricity demand?
Coal plants
Gas plants
Why might new data centers be better than old ones?
Better cooling
Lower energy use
Cleaner tech
More efficient
Where is the Louvre Museum located?
Paris, France
Does the resolution stop current data centers from operating?
No
What must be mined to build the components for data centers?
Rare earth minerals
Metals
Why does the Affirmative argue that a moratorium could help lawmakers create better long-term policy?
Time to regulate
If the U.S. stops data center construction, where might companies build instead?
Other countries
Overseas
Abroad
Foreign Countries
What country has the most timezones?
France