#250: Midterm Voters Reject Data Centers, AI Speeds Up Anthropic’s Research, Celebrating 250 & Nvidia’s Spy Probe
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Voters backed limits on data centers in 40 of 41 local ballot measures, and Paul Roetzer expects the fallout to reach your AI bill. In Episode 250, Paul and Mike Kaput unpack the backlash. They also cover METR's finding that AI has roughly doubled the pace of research at Anthropic and why other labs are hinting at the same shift.
Plus: a look back at 250 episodes, Nvidia's investigation into Jensen Huang, AI's messy moment in education, Menlo Ventures' enterprise AI spending report, and how companies are trying to control AI costs.
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 — Intro
00:07:53 — US Voters Reject Data Centers During Midterms
00:24:33 — Has METR Found Proof of RSI Happening in the Labs?
00:40:21 — Episode 250 of The Artificial Intelligence Show
00:53:45 — Nvidia Opens Probe Into Alleged Spy Operation Targeting Jensen Huang
01:05:06 — AI in Education Is Getting Messier
01:16:46 — Enterprise AI Spending Hits $177 Billion
01:22:00 — Controlling AI Costs
01:31:57 — AI Use Case Spotlight
01:39:18 — AI Product and Funding Updates
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