The Power Up Podcast

Powering AI — The Energy Behind Intelligence


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As AI demand surges, so does the world’s need for power. Tim and Sara explore how cloud computing, renewables, and smarter infrastructure are reshaping the energy landscape — and what it takes to keep AI running 24/7. Featuring insights from AWS Executive in Residence Jake Burns.



Hosts: Tim Stafford & Sara Tupac

Topic: What happens when the world’s fastest-growing technology meets one of its oldest infrastructures — power.

Overview: As artificial intelligence drives massive demand for data, compute, and always-on cloud capacity, the energy industry faces a new challenge: keeping up.

Highlights:

o How AI is reshaping global power needs and data center growth

o Why cloud migration and renewable energy are critical to AI’s future

o The innovation race to make models and chips more energy-efficient

o What utilities and cloud providers must do to meet 24/7 power demand

o A glimpse at how AI could “democratize intelligence” — if we can power it responsibly


Featuring insights from AWS Executive in Residence Jake Burns, this conversation connects the dots between cloud, compute, and kilowatts — and explores how energy will fuel the next wave of AI transformation.

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