AI Will Save Us!

AI is causing climate problems. And the only way to fix them is.... EVEN MORE AI! BONUS EPISODES available on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/deniersplaybook) SOCIALS & MORE (https://linktr.ee/deniersplaybook) WANT TO ADVERTISE WITH US? Please contact [email protected] CREDITS Created by: Rollie Williams, Nicole Conlan & Ben Boult Hosts: Rollie Williams & Nicole Conlan Editor: Rebecca Steinberg Producers: Daniella Philipson, Rebecca Steinberg Additional Research and Fact Checking: Carly Rizzuto & Canute Haroldson Music: Tony Domenick Art: Jordan Doll Special Thanks: The Civil Liberties Defense Center Sources: Herr, Alexandria. “When the Grid Went Dark, Texans Faced 3.5M Pounds of Excess Air Pollution.” Grist, 24 Feb. 2021, https://grist.org/justice/when-the-grid-went-dark-texans-faced-3-5m-pounds-of-excess-air-pollution/. Joshi, Ketan. “Big Tech Greenwashing Report.” Ketan Joshi, 17 Feb. 2026, https://ketanjoshi.co/2026/02/17/big-tech-greenwashing-report/. Krol, Aaron. “Is AI’s Energy Use a Big Problem for Climate Change?” MIT Climate Portal, 18 Feb. 2025, https://climate.mit.edu/ask-mit/ais-energy-use-big-problem-climate-change. Oracle. “AI vs. Machine Learning.” Oracle, https://www.oracle.com/apac/artificial-intelligence/what-is-ai/ai-vs-machine-learning/. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026. Tabuchi, Hiroko. “Drillers Burned Off Gas at a Staggering Rate as Winter Storm Hit Texas.” The New York Times, 26 Mar. 2021, https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/26/climate/texas-blackout-flaring-natural-gas.html. Waldman, Scott. “Elon Musk’s Grok Chatbot Has Started Reciting Climate Denial Talking Points.” Scientific American, 28 May 2025, https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/elon-musks-ai-chatbot-grok-is-reciting-climate-denial-talking-points/. “[Business Insider article on NERC and data centers].” Business Insider, 2026, https://www.businessinsider.com/nerc-issues-alert-on-data-centers-threatening-grid-stability-2026-5. CLIPS: 4/20/26: Could AI Accidentally Solve Climate Change? With Amy Harder 10/18/24: Kara Swisher on The Daily Show 6/10/25: Rep Brett Guthrie with Politico says “AI’s gonna solve climate change” at 1:45 2/17/26: Reid Hoffman (co-founder of Linkedin and Inflection AI) says “AI is the thing that can solve climate change.” in a trailer for a doc about AI 4/10/25: International Energy Agency presentation “...the potential for emissions reductions, cutting cost, making energy more affordable far outweigh the direct emission that we would have from the electricity sector.” 6/27/24: Bill Gates: AI will accelerate innovation and make it easier to combat climate change 10/1/24: Dr. Eric Schmidt at SCSP inaugural AI+Energy Summit 10/8/24: CNBC’s coverage of Schmidt’s statement 7/11/25: Why Using ChatGPT Is Like Taking A Rocket From Dublin To London - Karen Hao 1/27/26: Secretary Wright Joins Newsmax’s Chris Salcedo 9/21/25: Josef Newgarden is interviewed by an Al version of his younger self for Shell 8/4/25: Shell scientist JanElsa chats with her AI younger self about Shell's immersion cooling fluids 4/21/26: Prego Releases Device to Record Dinner Table Conversations See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.