TIME100 AI 2026 · Thinkers
Andy Masley
Researcher and writer
A former high school physics teacher who built his audience arguing that using ChatGPT is not bad for the environment.
- Born
- Not published
- Now
- Independent Researcher and Writer, AndyMasley.com
- Studied
- Stanford University, Clark University
Interesting facts
- Before AI
Taught high school physics for seven years and posted animated IB physics lectures on YouTube.
andymasley.com - Turning point
Best known for the viral argument that personal ChatGPT use is not bad for the environment, plus posts like 'The AI water issue is fake.'
blog.andymasley.com - Numbers
His Substack has more than 10,000 subscribers.
blog.andymasley.com - First
His Atlantic essay on data centers was, in his words, his first big piece in a major magazine.
theatlantic.com - Connection
Ran the Effective Altruism DC group for five years before going independent on a one-year grant.
andymasley.com
Career
- AndyMasley.comIndependent Researcher and Writer2026 to now
- Effective Altruism DCDirector2021–2026
- Fairfax County Public SchoolsPhysics Teacher2016–2022
- Braintree Public SchoolsPhysics Teacher2015–2016
Education
- Master's, Secondary science education, Stanford University, 2015
- Bachelor's, Physics and philosophy, Clark University, 2014