Amazon’s Data Center Power Warning, Ex-Trump AI Adviser’s $500M Fund, Anthropic’s Cheaper AI Agents

<p>The Information’s Amazon Reporter Catherine Perloff talks with TITV Host Akash Pasricha about the warning that Amazon’s Mississippi data centers could be disconnected from the grid during peak demand, its Project Falcon response and the challenges of backup power. We also talk with The Information’s Tech and Politics Reporter Leo Schwartz about former Trump AI adviser Sriram Krishnan’s proposed $500 million AI fund and the growing movement of government officials into AI companies. Lastly, Handshake Director of AI Research Jonas Mueller discusses Claude Haiku 5.5, the economics of multi-agent systems, Mistral and Reflection’s latest models, competition with Chinese models and demand for sovereign AI.</p><p><br></p><p>Articles discussed in today’s show:</p><p>-<a href="https://www.theinformation.com/articles/amazon-rewired-data-centers-mississippi-power-warning"><u>https://www.theinformation.com/articles/amazon-rewired-data-centers-mississippi-power-warning</u></a></p><p>-<a href="https://www.theinformation.com/articles/ex-trump-ai-adviser-sriram-krishnan-targets-raising-500-million-venture-fund"><u>https://www.theinformation.com/articles/ex-trump-ai-adviser-sriram-krishnan-targets-raising-500-million-venture-fund</u></a></p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe:</p><p>- YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@theinformation">https://www.youtube.com/@theinformation</a></p><p>- The Information: <a href="https://www.theinformation.com/subscribe_h">https://www.theinformation.com/subscribe_h</a></p><p><br></p><p>Sign up for the AI Agenda newsletter: <a href="https://www.theinformation.com/features/ai-agenda">https://www.theinformation.com/features/ai-agenda</a></p><p><br></p><p>TITV airs weekdays on YouTube, X and LinkedIn at 10AM PT / 1PM ET. Or check us out wherever you get your podcasts.</p><p><br></p><p>Follow us:</p><p>X: <a href="https://x.com/theinformation">https://x.com/theinformation</a></p><p>IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theinformation/">https://www.instagram.com/theinformation/</a></p><p>TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@titv.theinformation">https://www.tiktok.com/@titv.theinformation</a></p><p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/theinformation/">https://www.linkedin.com/company/theinformation/</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Chapters:</strong></p><p><strong>01:13 - Introduction</strong></p><p><strong>03:03 - Amazon’s grid warning and Project Falcon</strong></p><p><strong>13:15 - Sriram Krishnan’s proposed $500 million fund</st