Becoming a Luddite with Ben Inskeep

Episode Summary:This week, I sat down with Ben Inskeep from Citizens Action Coalition, someone I've followed on Twitter for a while and who always gets me riled up about data centers. We got into the environmental toll, the grid risks, the sad math on jobs per megawatt, and the deeper AI conversation around stolen labor, harmful use cases, and who actually benefits.Sponsor: City Rising — cityrising.orgMusic: Jennasen — "Scared Rabbit"Timestamps:00:00 – Intro01:24 – Meet Ben & CAC08:52 – Environmental & grid impact of data centers13:56 – Jobs vs. power consumption16:07 – AI, copyright & slop18:03 – AI harms22:31 – Legitimate AI uses & the hype bubble26:41 – Economic fallout of automation30:35 – Grok, Memphis & environmental injustice34:23 – Subsidies & lack of transparency39:20 – Moratoriums & local fights41:49 – How to get involved46:00 – Politicians dismissing opposition47:47 – Sponsor break48:19 – Third spaces & libraries54:06 – Rapid-fire: previous guest's question, Luddites, final thoughts1:01:06 – Sign-off

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