Ezra Klein

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767 appearances 2 recordings 1 series first heard Mar 2026 last heard 11 Sep

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Hard Fork · The Ezra Klein Show: The A.I. Revolt Is Here · 11 Sep 2026 podcast

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So what is happening with these NDAs? voice-verified

say non-disclosure agreements. voice-verified

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around. voice-verified

Why do the companies want these NDAs signed? voice-verified

What is the impact of a new data center on water usage, water availability in a town? voice-verified

And so your view is at this point, the technology has changed such that water is not as big of a deal as maybe it actually was a couple of years ago. voice-verified

I think the next thing people have heard a lot about is energy usage. voice-verified

So walk me through that. voice-verified

When the tech companies come into these towns and begin talking to the city council members, when they begin talking to the community, what are they sort of promising on the one hand? voice-verified

This is why this will be good for you. voice-verified

And what are they asking for on the other? voice-verified

One of the things that came up a lot in your reporting and that I thought was interesting was the fear that this is a bubble. voice-verified

And what's going to happen is your community will agree to something. voice-verified

And then in the middle, the bubble is going to pop and you're going to end up with a, voice-verified

half-finished data center or one that is not being kept up correctly or something where the promised benefits don't emerge. voice-verified

I mean, you were in Wisconsin, which had a very, very bad experience with Foxconn, which seems to be structuring the way people are thinking about at least some of this. voice-verified

So talk to me a bit about that set of concerns. voice-verified

But this is something that I do think is in people's minds. voice-verified

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