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
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IMPACT Highlights a critical environmental externality of AI infrastructure, potentially influencing future data center design and sustainability efforts.
RANK_REASON Student research project presented at an international competition. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=0.7]
