Olympic swimming pool heated by AI data center

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has spurred demand for data centers which put out massive amounts of heat, one of which is putting excess heat to use at the Paris Summer Olympics. A data center owned by American firm Equinix is using the excess heat produced by the numerous servers in its facility to funnel heat that helps keep the swimming pool at the nearby Paris Olympics Aquatics Centre warm for competitors.AI data centers consume significant amounts of energy to power vast arra