Does AI Need Data Centers?

In this episode, we discuss how resistance to new data center construction could affect AI infrastructure, providers and the availability of regional computing capacity. We also examine security risks from AI agents and connected devices, and ways to limit agents’ access through task definitions and execution controls. We consider whether AI growth will require the planned scale of centralized computing, including the role of smaller specialized models, optimized infrastructure, and distributed systems. We also discuss the economics of inference and the ongoing demand for large-scale computing and high-end GPUs. Transcript: https://otter.ai/u/fotWb07KSlK0ygEN5QICazrL_0c?utm_source=copy_url