In this episode of Business Brain, we dig into why data centers and AI have suddenly become public enemy number one. Shannon unpacks the wave of negative press and protests, and the fascinating thread connecting some of the loudest anti-data-center voices to foreign funding—China in particular. We talk through “bring your own infrastructure” mandates, the wild ideas in play like data centers in space and underwater, and why keeping this technology stateside matters for our economy and security. It’s lobbying 101, and once we follow the money, the noise starts to make a lot more sense.

Then Dave drops a headline worth remembering: AI is non-binary. It’s not a thing we either use for everything or refuse entirely. We can hate AI in music and still love it for the grunt work that frees up our time and mental energy. History backs us up—nearly every technological leap has lifted society, even with messy displacement along the way. The takeaway? Find the spots where AI makes sense for our business, embrace it, and keep living the Charmed Life.

00:00:00 Business Brain – The Entrepreneurs’ Podcast #761 for Casual FridAI, June 12, 2026
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00:01:41 AI vs. Datacenters
- China is doing some anti-datacenter lobbying
- BYOI for AI
- Underwater datacenters?
- Space-based datacenters?
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00:09:42 AI is non-binary
- Gig Gab 536: Musicians and AI
- This episode’s big takeaway: Find ways to benefit from using AI
00:15:51 Business Brain 761 Outtro
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