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minus-square@lud@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoCooling with evaporative cooling does make some sense since it works. It’s absolutely not ideal though. It should totally be a closed water (or other fluid) loop and where possible build datacenters in cooler climates.
minus-squareV HlinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoLatency limits datacenter placement a lot, but for batch jobs like AI training it’s certainly an option.
Cooling with evaporative cooling does make some sense since it works. It’s absolutely not ideal though.
It should totally be a closed water (or other fluid) loop and where possible build datacenters in cooler climates.
Latency limits datacenter placement a lot, but for batch jobs like AI training it’s certainly an option.