
The Download: power in Puerto Rico, and the pitfalls of AI agents
Rhiannon Williams
created: June 17, 2025, 12:10 p.m. | updated: June 19, 2025, 3:18 p.m.
On the southeastern coast of Puerto Rico lies the country’s only coal-fired power station, flanked by a mountain of toxic ash.
The plant, owned by the utility giant AES, has long plagued this part of Puerto Rico with air and water pollution.
Before the coal plant opened Guayama had on average just over 103 cancer cases per year.
In 2003, the year after the plant opened, the number of cancer cases in the municipality surged by 50%, to 167.
But what would happen if both a customer and a seller were using an AI agent?
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