AI didn't create our infrastructure problems, but it certainly exposed it. And fortunately, AI's here just in time to save it.
Cuba's entire power grid collapsed in 2025 because nobody invested in infrastructure for forty years. Berlin lost power to 45,000 households because extremists believed distortions about AI energy use. 70% of America's transmission lines are approaching end-of-life, and all of that has nothing to do with AI.
Liz brings the data, the context, and the uncomfortable truth. Growing pains are what happens when you're actually growing. Stagnation is what happens when you're not. The question isn't whether AI uses energy. The question is whether we're finally going to build the energy system the 21st century requires.
Why This Matters Now
The energy conversation around AI has been dominated by fear and misinformation. This keynote reframes it with data, historical context, and the infrastructure opportunity that AI is creating, not destroying.