When artificial intelligence grows, so does its thirst. Chris Skipper hosts sustainability expert Valeria Salis, digging into the hidden cost of powering AI: the massive volumes of water needed to cool the data centers. From submerged servers off China’s coast to European communities pushing back on tech infrastructure, they discuss the environmental trade-offs and the push for solutions that keep innovation flowing without draining local resources.

Learn more about our people:

• Chris Skipper: LinkedIn | Website
• Valeria Salis: LinkedIn | YouTube | Website

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• The Green Software Foundation Website 
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News:

• China's HiCloud launches wind-powered underwater data center [07:21]
• Microsoft finds underwater datacenters are reliable and sustainable [24:26]
• Thirsty AI mega projects raise alarm in Europe’s driest regions [25:49] 
• How datacenters are innovating with sustainability in mind [36:08]

Resources:

• Green Software Italia 🌱 [03:18]
• Green Software Italia | LinkedIn 
• Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) [11:06]
• Environment Variables Ep 59 | TWiGS: CNCF TAG Environmental Sustainability [11:25]
• Environment Variables Ep 14 | Community Clouds and Energy Islands with Dawn Nafus and Laura Watts [17:56]
• Green Software Movement [35:25] 
• SCI for AI [41:16]
• Projects | GSF [41:46] 

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