AI’s rising costs, gas power in Texas, Nvidia safety hires, and AI-designed viruses

In this episode of AI in Flow, Claire and Peter cover the growing physical and governance footprint of AI. Amazon reportedly backs a gas-burning power plant in Pecos County, Texas to supply a planned data centre, highlighting the tension between reliable compute and emissions transparency. Nvidia is assembling a dedicated AI safety and security engineering team focused on pre-deployment evaluation of autonomous agents and AI-driven vulnerability detection and patching, alongside its broader push for open-weight models. The pair also discuss Stanford researchers using generative models to design entire viral genomes, a breakthrough with potential against antibiotic resistance that also raises urgent biosafety and biosecurity concerns. Plus, India’s SEBI says its AI surveillance platform has flagged over 20,000 instances of fraudulent social media content, and OpenAI acquires presentation startup NextSlide as consolidation around core AI products continues.About Six & FlowSix & Flow is a digital transformation consultancy helping businesses adapt, grow, and thrive in a fast-changing world. We specialise in AI, CRM, and revenue operations, blending strategy, technology, and creativity to deliver measurable impact. From scaling startups to global enterprises, we partner with ambitious teams to unlock growth through smart automation, customer-centric marketing, and forward-thinking sales enablement. Learn more at sixandflow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.