# Can AI go underwater?

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Podcast: [Round Table China](https://stenobird.com/podcast/round-table-china-390882)
Published: 2026-05-28T07:04:00+00:00
Episode link: 1_2764852
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## Resource

AI doesn't just eat data. It devours power, water, and land. So what happens when you run out of all three? China answered by going underwater. Off Shanghai, one of the country's first commercial ocean-floor data centers has gone live. It is powered by offshore wind and cooled by the sea itself. Could it be a smart solution to the world's data center controversy? On the show: Fei Fei, Steve & Yushun

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