# Sisyphean Gridworks on Google grid strategies, data centers and crypto AI bots

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Podcast: [Authentic and Agentic with Jayson Manship](https://stenobird.com/podcast/authentic-and-agentic-with-jayson-manship-7593234)
Published: 2026-04-21T10:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Host Jayson Manship explores the collision of artificial intelligence and the American power industry on this episode of Authentic and Agentic. In the news segment, Manship breaks down Anthropic's new Claude Design tool and a humanoid robot breaking a human half-marathon record. He also shares insights from a Memphis restoration summit, encouraging business leaders to build automated workflows rather than just chatting with AI. Adam Brown, founder and CEO of Sisyphean Gridworks, joins the show to discuss the massive energy demands of big tech data centers. Brown explains why the electric grid still operates on a 19th-century framework and how utilities can adopt Google's Site Reliability Engineering to prevent power outages. He highlights the push for onsite power generation, including natural gas and solar, to support the AI space race. The conversation dives into Brown's personal software builds, detailing how he uses Mac minis and Claude to run autonomous crypto trading bots and manage his daily emails. Brown also shares the story of an Indianapolis union electrician who built the EV ChargeRight app using AI without any coding experience. The episode wraps up with Brown's warning about quantum computing and the future of global cybersecurity encryption.

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