The Data Center Outrage:Can AI survive without data centers?

Carl brings more than a decade in land development, infrastructure strategy, and commercial real estate brokerage. He leads the Data Center Group's mission to identify, qualify, and develop premier data center sites across the United States, with deep expertise in power and fiber infrastructure, zoning frameworks, and end-user requirements — projects across multiple regions of Virginia and ten additional states.

Award-winning journalist, author, and film producer. He has written extensively on national security, including the New York Times Editor's Choice Rumsfeld and The Threat. A regular contributor to the Los Angeles Times, he has also written for the New York Times, National Geographic, and the London Review of Books, and produced films including American Casino.

Tyson covers the regulation of electricity, natural gas, and petroleum markets, and frequently testifies before Congress — including in 2025 on AI data center energy demand. He intervenes on behalf of the public interest at FERC, serves on two CFTC advisory committees, and teaches energy and climate policy at the University of Maryland Honors College.

Dr. Radsch directs the Center for Journalism & Liberty at the Open Markets Institute and is a nonresident fellow at Brookings. Named one of the 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics, she works on AI governance, technology policy, and information ecosystems, and has testified before Congress, parliaments, and competition authorities worldwide.