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← Air cooling has run out of headroom for AI racks, so liquid cooling is now a requirement rather than an upgrade.

14 connected korrents · 16 moments from 2 Apr 2021 to 18 Oct 2026. Nearly all of them are about energy.

Everything filed under data centers data centers Everything filed under solar solar Everything filed under the cloud the cloud Everything filed under batteries batteries Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Air cooling has run out of headroom for AI racks, so liquid cooling is now a requirement rather than an upgrade. Air cooling has run out of headroom for AIracks, so liquid cooling is now arequirement rather than an upgrade. Last stated 2 years ago 10 Jun 2024 DO Doug O'Laughlin — holds since 2024-04-04 — tap for who they are BP Brian Potter — holds since 2024-06-10 — tap for who they are AV Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: The large-scale AI compute buildout may turn out to be a temporary phase rather than a permanent necessity. — tap to centre the map on it The large-scale AI compute buildoutmay turn out to be a temporary phaserather than a permanent necessity. Last stated 2 months ago 17 Aug 2026 KK Kevin Kelly — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: The binding constraint on AI is not chips but the physical plant around them — power, transformers, cooling and networking. — tap to centre the map on it The binding constraint on AI is notchips but the physical plant aroundthem — power, transformers, coolingand networking. Last stated 2 months ago 29 Aug 2026 EM Elon Musk — holds since 2026-08-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI data centers have shifted from about 1 CPU per 8 GPUs to roughly 1:4, and the ratio could shrink to 1:1. — tap to centre the map on it AI data centers have shifted fromabout 1 CPU per 8 GPUs to roughly1:4, and the ratio could shrink to1:1. Last stated 4 weeks ago 24 Sept 2026 GO Gergely Orosz — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: The numbers an AI engineer should know by heart are memory bandwidths and the energy cost of a single operation. — tap to centre the map on it The numbers an AI engineer shouldknow by heart are memory bandwidthsand the energy cost of a singleoperation. Last stated 3 months ago 30 Jul 2026 JD Jeff Dean — holds since 2026-07-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: Cooling adds nothing to what a data centre produces, which is why it is the first thing a good design deletes rather than optimises. — tap to centre the map on it Cooling adds nothing to what a datacentre produces, which is why it isthe first thing a good designdeletes rather than optimises. Last stated 3 years ago 18 Apr 2024 AV Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Agents working locally can be far more powerful than any private walled garden that exists out there in the cloud. — tap to centre the map on it Agents working locally can be farmore powerful than any privatewalled garden that exists out therein the cloud. Last stated 4 months ago 30 Jun 2026 MT Meng To — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI agents and AI coding will run on servers and from the cloud first, not on your laptop. — tap to centre the map on it AI agents and AI coding will run onservers and from the cloud first,not on your laptop. Last stated 4 months ago 28 Jun 2026 PL Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-06-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI agents will increasingly run on the cloud, not locally — tap to centre the map on it AI agents will increasingly run onthe cloud, not locally Last stated 2 weeks ago 7 Oct 2026 GO Gergely Orosz — holds since 2026-10-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: A solar panel is a manufactured object that produces wealth rather than consuming it, at a hundred times the rate of the best farmland. — tap to centre the map on it A solar panel is a manufacturedobject that produces wealth ratherthan consuming it, at a hundredtimes the rate of the best farmland. Last stated 2 years ago 9 Nov 2024 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2024-11-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A spacecraft built to service satellites is also a weapon, because the same robotic arm that refuels one can disable one. — tap to centre the map on it A spacecraft built to servicesatellites is also a weapon, becausethe same robotic arm that refuelsone can disable one. Last stated 3 years ago 25 Mar 2024 BC Brian G. Chow — holds since 2024-03-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A transition to wind and solar power could reduce the likelihood of war. — tap to centre the map on it A transition to wind and solar powercould reduce the likelihood of war. Last stated 5 days ago 18 Oct 2026 BM Bill McKibben — holds since 2026-10-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Apple's risk is being reduced to hardware: people keep buying the best phone while everything they do on it comes from someone else's model. — tap to centre the map on it Apple's risk is being reduced tohardware: people keep buying thebest phone while everything they doon it comes from someone else'smodel. Last stated a year ago 2 Sept 2025 BE Benedict Evans — holds since 2025-09-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Battery-electric airliners do not work even on optimistic assumptions, and the arithmetic said so before anyone built one. — tap to centre the map on it Battery-electric airliners do notwork even on optimistic assumptions,and the arithmetic said so beforeanyone built one. Last stated 6 years ago 2 Apr 2021 BF Bjorn Fehrm — holds since 2021-04-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: China scaled solar and batteries when America refused to because the CCP got scared of climate change. — tap to centre the map on it China scaled solar and batterieswhen America refused to because theCCP got scared of climate change. Last stated a month ago 14 Sept 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Air cooling has run out of headroom for AI racks, so liquid cooling is now a requirement rather than an upgrade. Last stated 10 Jun 2024 · 2 years ago Holds Doug O'LaughlinBrian PotterAustin Vernon Read this korrent →