AI Data Centers Rejected 40 of 41 Times at the Polls

AI news today: AI data centers were rejected 40 out of 41 times in this week's election, Goldman Sachs reportedly estimates 45% of planned US data center capacity is now at risk, and OpenAI pledges to cover full power costs for its data centers.

The show opens with Alberta's new time zone, then turns to the election's fallout for AI: an NBC exit poll found 57% of voters expect AI to hurt society more than help, and the conversation asks what would make communities accept a data center. Hume's new decision model is run on a past episode, flagging weak mics, laughter and talk-over as a way to find Shorts, and new decision models from Fastino, Baseten and others are compared. The conversation also covers adding eyebrows to thumbnail expression checks, writing a handoff instead of swearing at Claude Code, and a quiet change to how Claude charges for sub-agent tokens. It closes with a TikTok follower goal that unlocks bulk uploads, GPT Image 2.6 and a Suno MCP connection, Apple bringing Alibaba's Qwen to iPhones in China, fake ChatGPT apps, and OpenAI agreeing to acquire Pierre.

KEY POINTS DISCUSSED:
00:00:00 Alberta's New Time Zone and Daylight Saving
00:02:21 Voters Reject Data Centers; 45% Capacity at Risk
00:10:45 OpenAI Pledges Full Data Center Power Costs
00:13:22 Brian Tests Hume Decision Model on Shorts
00:22:46 Thumbnail Eyebrows, Swearing at Claude, Sub-Agent Savings
00:28:17 Decision Models Surpass Jev, Cut Production Costs
00:38:04 TikTok 1,000 Followers Unlocks Bulk Uploads
00:41:13 GPT Image 2.6, Suno MCP, Image Stripes
00:46:00 Gareth Trained Tigers in Bridgeport, Texas
00:48:24 Apple Taps Alibaba Qwen; Phone Agents
00:50:24 Vanishing AI Tools and Fake ChatGPT Apps
00:54:08 Save Artifacts to Repos; OpenAI to Acquire Pierre

The Daily AI Show Co Hosts: Brian Maucere, Karl Yeh, Andy Halliday, Beth Lyons, Gareth Hood