Chris Johns

When it comes to data centers and AI, if you're threatening the Irish people with missing out on the AI revolution, I think the current mood of people, a lot of people, would be to say, great, to be honest.

and that it's similar isn't it that you can make all the economic arguments for data centers you can make all of the economic arguments for not missing out on the ai revolution but i think the average joe or mary in the street is going to say great i might actually keep my job if ireland misses out on the ai revolution now they might be wrong to say that but that's what they're going to say so as a politician this is what you've got to deal with and i just don't sense that anybody is dealing with it what do you think of that

My follow up for everything I just said is that if he if he was extolling the virtues of data centers, I got a two pronged question.

Did he explain why they are virtuous and was he convincing?

He gets the arguments, you know, maybe he understands the arguments, but does he get them across to ordinary voters?

No, no.

There's the problem, isn't it?

Yeah.

Or not having the electricity for all your ICT needs.

That could be the other thing that drives wages in a different direction.

Okay, Jim, thanks for that.

Just to let people know that after this podcast is published, The Other Hand is probably taking a few days off.

I might get one in next week while Jim is sunning himself on a beach in, where are you going?

Madeira, which is effectively Portugal, isn't it?

It is Portugal, yeah.

I will try to get one in.

I'm trying to line up a guest or two.

But if not, if the other hand disappears next week, it's just because we're on holiday, not because anything sinister is going on.

Thanks to all of our listeners for their patience and their attention.

Jim, I like to annoy you by telling you from time to time that I taught you everything that you know.