Jim Love covers the top tech headlines for Wednesday, May 27, 2026. Erin Brockovich, the environmental activist made famous by her fight against Pacific Gas and Electric, is now turning her attention to AI data centres, launching a public mapping effort to track facilities across the United States and raising concerns about water use, electricity demand, and the growing physical footprint of artificial intelligence infrastructure.
A troubling UK study suggests AI companion chatbots may be becoming emotionally significant in teenage boys’ lives. Researchers surveyed more than 1,000 boys aged 12 to 16 across 37 schools, finding widespread chatbot use, emotional reliance, and reports of AI “relationships,” raising fresh concerns about child development, safety, and the regulatory blind spot around AI companions, including scrutiny of Character.AI.
Jim also examines concerns from creators including data analyst The House of El, who argue that YouTube exposure appears to have dropped sharply despite stable engagement rates, raising questions about opaque algorithmic distribution systems, though there is no evidence of intentional political suppression.
And in a rare good-news cyber story, the FBI arrests a Houston man accused of selling explicit AI-generated deepfakes after investigators allegedly traced him in part because he used his own photo in a seller profile — a sign that digital forensics are catching up.
00:00 Headlines Rundown
00:36 Brockovich vs Data Centers
03:03 AI Companions and Teens
05:50 YouTube Algorithm Concerns
07:26 FBI Deepfake Arrest
09:54 Wrap Up and Support
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