Power Hungry: Can Our Grids Evolve Fast Enough for AI's Appetite? | with Amy Myers Jaffe

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Energy expert Amy Myers Jaffe returns to EvC to chat with Ed about Energy and Artificial Intelligence.

Nearly every aspect of the economy seems to be impacted by the stunningly rapid development of AI. Energy is no exception. Ed and Amy have a wide-ranging discussion that covers a lot of ground and touches on several hot topics, including:

• How AI is transforming the production, distribution, and consumption of energy;
• The energy needs of data centers;
• Whether or not AI is an asset or liability for the clean energy economy;
• The role of tech companies;
• The geopolitics of AI;
• Security vulnerabilities created by increasingly AI-dependent energy infrastructure;
• And Canada-US relations.

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Detailed Notes available on the show page

About Our Guest:

Amy Myers Jaffe is a leading expert on global energy policy, sustainability, and geopolitical risk. She is widely published on energy, commodity markets and finance and is author of several books, including her most recent book, Energy’s Digital Future and Oil, Dollars, Debt and Crises: The Global Curse of Black Gold. Jaffe serves as Director of the Energy, Climate Justice and Sustainability Lab at New York University’s School of Professional Studies and is a research professor who teaches graduate-level courses examining clean technology innovation and business and global climate finance. Jaffe is a regular contributor to the popular podcast “The Energy Gang” and a frequent media commentator in television and print media, including the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times of London and CNN International. Jaffe holds a career prize in energy economics from the US Association for Energy Economics and also served as the organization’s President in 2020.

Produced by Amit Tandon & Bespoke Podcasts

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