{"podcast":{"title":"BroBots: AI, Technology & Being a Better Human","slug":"brobots-technology-health-being-a-better-human-6465993","podcast_index_feed_id":6465993,"rss_url":"https://api.riverside.fm/hosting/0soMTXSY.rss","website_url":"https://www.brobots.me","image_url":"https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/7f744f91-28f0-4fcd-9cf6-df25f1d2b6bb/logos/9db8d5ed-43c0-4236-a280-f0f2f4cf393e.png","author":"Jeremy Grater, Jason Haworth","episode_count":348,"summary":"BroBots is a weekly podcast about artificial intelligence, emerging technology, and the increasingly complicated relationship between humans and machines. Hosts Jeremy Grater — a radio broadcaster with a nose for the story behind the story — and Jason Haworth — a technologist and ethical hacker who's seen behind the curtain — break down AI developments, automation, machine learning, and tech ethics without the hype or the hand-wringing. Think sharp analysis, honest conversation, and just enough sarcasm to keep it interesting. New episodes every week. Subscribe wherever you listen.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-16T00:18:15.140957+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/brobots-technology-health-being-a-better-human-6465993"},"episode":{"title":"Who Actually Pays for AI's Environmental Cost?","slug":"who-actually-pays-for-ai-s-environmental-cost","published_at":"2026-01-19T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/brobots-technology-health-being-a-better-human-6465993/who-actually-pays-for-ai-s-environmental-cost","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/brobots-technology-health-being-a-better-human-6465993","url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/626ce9788521fb1d11c15a82ada214ab3c409e4682fabc0e500c56200c2660eb/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiJkOTk0MDM3YS01NzYyLTQwMTctYjk0My02MTcxNDI1MjIxNzciLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiI3Zjc0NGY5MS0yOGYwLTRmY2QtOWNmNi1kZjI1ZjFkMmI2YmIiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2NTY0ZTVhYTcyNDdkMzNkMGIyODk5YTYiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNjk2ZDYxN2FhMDBiN2NmMzIwMWM2YjFiL3RoZS1maXQtbWVzcy1jb21wb3Nlci0yMDI2LTEtMThfXzIzLTQwLTU4Lm1wMyJ9.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/626ce9788521fb1d11c15a82ada214ab3c409e4682fabc0e500c56200c2660eb/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiJkOTk0MDM3YS01NzYyLTQwMTctYjk0My02MTcxNDI1MjIxNzciLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiI3Zjc0NGY5MS0yOGYwLTRmY2QtOWNmNi1kZjI1ZjFkMmI2YmIiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2NTY0ZTVhYTcyNDdkMzNkMGIyODk5YTYiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNjk2ZDYxN2FhMDBiN2NmMzIwMWM2YjFiL3RoZS1maXQtbWVzcy1jb21wb3Nlci0yMDI2LTEtMThfXzIzLTQwLTU4Lm1wMyJ9.mp3","summary":"Microsoft announced they'll cover the environmental costs of their AI data centers - electricity overages, water usage, community impact. But here's the tension: AI energy consumption is projected to quadruple by 2030, consuming one in eight kilowatt hours in the U.S. Communities have already blocked billion-dollar data center projects over water and electricity fears. Is this Microsoft accountability, or damage control? Charlie Harger from \"Seattle's Morning News\" on KIRO Radio joins us with mor eon why this matters now: Why AI data centers are losing community support and costing billions in cancelled projects What it actually takes to power AI—and why current infrastructure can't handle it How Microsoft's commitment differs from silence from OpenAI, Google, and Chinese AI companies Whether small modular reactors and fusion energy can solve the problem or just delay it Why this is ultimately a West vs. East geopolitical race with environmental consequences What happens when five of the world's most valuable companies all need the same scarce resources ---- GUEST WEBSITE: www.mynorthwest.com ---- MORE FROM BROBOTS: Connect with us on Threads , Twitter , Instagram , Facebook , and Tiktok Subscribe to BROBOTS on Youtube Join our community in the BROBOTS Facebook group","meta_description":"Microsoft announced they'll cover the environmental costs of their AI data centers - electricity overages, water usage, community impact. But here's the t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1309,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/brobots-technology-health-being-a-better-human-6465993/episodes/who-actually-pays-for-ai-s-environmental-cost/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/brobots-technology-health-being-a-better-human-6465993/who-actually-pays-for-ai-s-environmental-cost.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}