Research on the systems powering the frontier economy. Energy. Compute. Work. Original analysis on innovation, competitiveness, and public policy.
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The Data Catalyst Institute is relaunching with a focus on energy, compute, and work, now the main constraints on growth in the AI economy, and our research will focus on the choices leaders face in each. datacatalyst.org/data-cataly…
Yup - we call this "rewiring the career ladder" datacatalyst.org/ai-is-rewir…
Democrats take over Congress in January. What we expect for the frontier economy: data centers paying more of their grid costs, safety rules as the price of one national AI law, more union leverage, and closer scrutiny of AI financing and crypto. datacatalyst.org/democrats-w…
Yup, and see also our 'referendum belt' research here datacatalyst.org/data-center…
Most of @OpenAI's planned data centers are in TX, GA, OH, MI, and WI - states that elected governors wary of data centers, now higher-risk for the AI buildout. They just released a plan to pay power costs and be transparent, and wants that to be the law. cnbc.com/2026/11/05/openai-t…
Access to electricity now limits how fast the AI industry can grow, and the midterms made that harder from local referenda to new governors. Yet the places that do connect data centers to power could become America's new boomtowns. datacatalyst.org/access-to-e…
It's Election Day, and AI data centers are on the ballot: 41 local measures in 10 states. They cluster in a "referendum belt" of rural towns facing their first data center, where residents can force a public vote, with Ohio at the center of the action.
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AI helps beginners the most, yet employers are hiring fewer of them, and the AI buildout needs more electricians than America has. Rewiring entry-level jobs and funding apprenticeships can help more Americans share in the gains. datacatalyst.org/ai-is-rewir…
Cheap computing power has made AI an everyday tool for organizations of all kinds. The ones pulling ahead are moving fast with a clear plan, and light, simple rules will help America lead the compute economy.
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The AI boom can help finance the energy expansion America needs. Blackstone’s new $8.7B fund backs more abundant, affordable, reliable energy. datacenterdynamics.com/en/ne…
America’s economic growth now depends on building far more electricity, and demand is rising faster than at any time this century. The AI boom can help close that gap, as long as data centers pay their own way so households don’t pick up the bill. datacatalyst.org/america-nee…
This echoes what we explored in our 2023 report about how the rapid rise of the Digital World is restructuring power, norms, and institutions in ways the Physical World hasn't caught up to yet datacatalyst.org/reports/new…
Fascinating piece in @NoemaMag on how AI agents are hitting the limits of the digital world and recruiting humans to bridge the gap as sensors, verifiers, and more — the governance questions are just getting started noemamag.com/ai-agents-are-r…
Netflix has acquired InterPositive, a 16-person tech startup founded by @BenAffleck that makes AI-powered tools for filmmakers about.netflix.com/en/news/wh…
With @AnthropicAI + @OpenAI in the news re: fully autonomous weapons and @DeptofWar ops, our prescient Nov 2024 report, "Barcodes to Battlefields: How AI Is Rewriting the Rules of Commerce, Banking, Healthcare, and Defense" highlighted the AI 'kill chain' datacatalyst.org/reports/bar…
2/2 We published about this years ago at @DataCatalyst on “connected vehicles” as rolling sensors and the legal gray zone around who controls that data datacatalyst.org/backseat-dr…
1/2 With Savannah Guthrie’s mom missing, everyone is focused on doorbell and street cameras. But cars are surveillance platforms too. Police have already gotten warrants to seize Teslas just to pull Sentry Mode video from nearby crime scenes. police1.com/investigations/c…
Fragmented regulation of US autonomous systems is undermining competitiveness.
Brendan Stewart at @RedCatHoldings discusses the need for a unified regulatory framework for air-sea-land autonomy—or risk ceding leadership.
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#Drones #Leadership #Innovation
NEW 🚨: In our latest Q&A, @BuzzSolutions1 CEO @KAlbertoli shares how AI is helping utilities prevent wildfires, boost resilience, and act before failures happen. The future of our electric grid starts with smarter AI software.
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#AI #innovation #utilities
NEW 🚨: Check out our latest Q&A with CEO @LillevikAnders of @getfocalpoint. He shares how Focal Point is using AI to turn procurement from a transactional function into a strategic asset.
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