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AI's Water Usage with Professor Shoalei Ren

Author or publisher unknown · 2024-01-23

In this episode, we’re taking a deep dive into the use of water in AI computing in traditional data center models, and some of the looming questions concerning AI’s sustainability.

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Author unknown. 2024-01-23. AI's Water Usage with Professor Shoalei Ren. https://clean-integration.simplecast.com/episodes/shoalei-ren (AI & Environment Resource Hub; record pod-0024; collection snapshot 2026-09-15).

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