Marseille, Feb 1, 2025 (AFP) - Data centres chase water, energy savings as AI race ramps up

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Three data centres squatting alongside the cruise ships and freighters in French Mediterranean port Marseille are testing water-saving cooling methods by pumping out an old coal mine. Efforts like these are under the spotlight as generative artificial intelligence (AI) consumes growing volumes of water, one of the environmental priorities for February's global AI summit in Paris. The portside data centres "pump water at a rate of about 3,000 cubi......

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