Calgary teen wins international video award addressing AI’s water use https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://globalne ws.ca/news/11856111/calgary-teen-wins-internationa
A 15-year-old Calgary student, Ania Udofia, received an honorable mention and a $300 prize at the World of 8 Billion International Student Video Contest for her project on AI data center cooling. Udofia's video proposed using liquid immersion cooling as a more water-efficient alternative to current evaporative cooling methods, which can consume millions of gallons of water daily. Her research also explored the environmental and energy impacts of AI. AI
IMPACT Highlights a critical environmental externality of AI infrastructure, potentially influencing future data center design and sustainability efforts.