Andy Masley
Special guest
Andy is an independent writer and researcher who covers AI, data centers, animal welfare, political liberalism, and more. His work is funded by a grant from Coefficient Giving to explore topics in AI and other areas.
Andy Masley has been a guest on 1 episode.
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Episode 133: What's the Environmental Cost of AI? (with Andy Masley)
August 31st, 2026 | 1 hr 47 mins
ai, animal welfare, autonomous vehicles, bourbon, data centers, effective altruism, p(doom)
Andy Masley joins Yoel and Mickey to talk about a claim that's made him (in)famous: using AI chatbots doesn't meaningfully affect your carbon footprint or water usage. We ask Andy what data centers actually do with water, why "ten times a Google search" is not a useful metric, and why people really don't want data centers built near them.