The data center boom in the desert
In the high desert east of Reno, Nevada, construction crews are flattening the golden foothills…
Everything you need to know about estimating AI’s energy and emissions burden
When we set out to write a story on the best available estimates for AI’s…
Four reasons to be optimistic about AI’s energy usage
The day after his inauguration in January, President Donald Trump announced Stargate, a $500 billion…
Can nuclear power really fuel the rise of AI?
In the AI arms race, all the major players say they want to go nuclear. …
How AI is introducing errors into courtrooms
It’s been quite a couple weeks for stories about AI in the courtroom. You might…
The Download: introducing the AI energy package
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
Inside the story that enraged OpenAI
In 2019, Karen Hao, a senior reporter with MIT Technology Review, pitched me on writing…
Can crowdsourced fact-checking curb misinformation on social media?
In a 2019 speech at Georgetown University, Mark Zuckerberg famously declared that he didn’t want…
The Download: chaos at OpenAI, and the spa heated by bitcoin mining
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…