AI Catch-Up with Eileen

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• Data Centers: Same Search, Different Stories

  October 11, 2026 · 10 min

  What does a search for “data center” reveal—and what can it miss? Eileen explains the types of facilities, reliability tiers, and AI's changing power and cooling needs. She compares a commercial market report with community accounts, and…

• Meta Muse Gadgets, AI Biology, and a Safety Framework

  October 8, 2026 · 9 min

  What does AI progress look like beyond the headlines? Eileen connects three stories: Meta’s new tools for building Muse gadgets, a major commitment to biological data for AI research, and Senator Maria Cantwell’s framework for testing…

• America’s AI Action Plan: Jobs, Schools, and Power Bills

  October 6, 2026 · 4 min

  Wait—we have a national AI plan? Eileen opens America’s AI Action Plan and walks through the big picture: innovation, infrastructure, and international leadership. What’s being promised, what questions should we ask, and why does it matter…

• Beer, AI Data Centers, and Who Gets a Say in Wisconsin

  October 4, 2026 · 5 min

  An Oktoberfest beer-tent shift takes an unexpected turn when Eileen asks Wisconsin Assembly candidate Ben Brist about AI data centers. One thoughtful answer later, she’s digging into secrecy in Beaver Dam, transparency disputes in Port…

• Start Here: Your AI Catch-Up with Eileen

  October 3, 2026 · 1 min

  Welcome to your AI catch-up with Eileen. This short introduction explains the stories we’ll follow: how AI shapes learning, work, privacy, and what gets built in our communities. Eileen brings the research, explains the complicated parts…

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