Why AI is driving record spending on data centers and power
Chips, buildings, cooling and electricity: what AI infrastructure spending pays for, why it keeps growing, and what the energy demand projections say.
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How much energy does AI use? What we actually know
Data centers, training runs and everyday queries: what the International Energy Agency and researchers say about AI's electricity use, and why estimates vary so much.
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Liquid cooling explained: why AI data centers are moving beyond air
Dense AI racks produce far more heat than traditional servers. How direct-to-chip and immersion cooling work, their benefits for energy and water, and the trade-offs.
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How to measure (and reduce) the carbon and water footprint of AI
Training vs. inference emissions, the role of grid carbon intensity, water for cooling, and practical steps companies can take to make their AI use more sustainable.
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