AI Infrastructure

AI infrastructure refers to the physical and software foundations that train and run AI systems, including data centers, specialized chips, cloud computing platforms, networking, and the software that manages them. For governance teams, it matters because decisions about where and how these systems run shape data residency, vendor concentration risk, energy and sustainability reporting, and who is accountable when a provider's system fails or changes. Regulators and auditors increasingly ask companies to document this supply chain, so knowing which infrastructure a given AI tool depends on is now a basic part of due diligence.

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EnforcementUS2026-10-09

New York Data Center Moratorium Puts AI Infrastructure Compliance on the Map

New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order pausing new data center projects for one year, the first such moratorium in the United States. State Senator Kristen Gonzalez is advancing the Responsible Data Center Development Act, which would make that pause permanent in statute and add public engagement and community benefits requirements. The legislation is expected to reach the Governor's desk by year-end 2026.

data center regulation AI infrastructure New York state legislation energy governance permitting compute supply chain