{"podcast":{"title":"Super Data Science: ML & AI Podcast with Jon Krohn","slug":"super-data-science","podcast_index_feed_id":220402,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/SUPERDATASCIENCEPTYLTD9836501887","website_url":"https://www.superdatascience.com/podcast","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/efa92454-1c31-11ef-9e30-03596b470c27/image/fa89a437c64da92a50cbd840aa42abfd.jpeg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Jon Krohn","episode_count":1012,"summary":"The latest machine learning, A.I., and data career topics from across both academia and industry are brought to you by host Dr. Jon Krohn on the Super Data Science Podcast. As the quantity of data on our planet doubles every couple of years and with this trend set to continue for decades to come, there's an unprecedented opportunity for you to make a meaningful impact in your lifetime. In conversation with the biggest names in the data science industry, Jon cuts through hype to fuel that professional impact. Whether you're curious about getting started in a data career or you're a deep technical expert, whether you'd like to understand what A.I. is or you'd like to integrate more data-driven processes into your business, we have inspiring guests and lighthearted conversation for you to enjoy. We cover tools, techniques, and implementation tricks across data collection, databases, analytics, predictive modeling, visualization, software engineering, real-world applications, commercialization, and entrepreneurship − everything you need to crush it with data science.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T00:21:00.507750+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/super-data-science"},"episode":{"title":"1003: Building an AI Data Center End to End, with Lightning AI’s Frank Basso","slug":"1003-building-an-ai-data-center-end-to-end-with-lightning-ai-s-frank-basso","published_at":"2026-06-23T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/super-data-science/1003-building-an-ai-data-center-end-to-end-with-lightning-ai-s-frank-basso","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/super-data-science","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chrt.fm/track/E581B9/arttrk.com/p/VI4CS/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/SUPERDATASCIENCEPTYLTD7078318207.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chrt.fm/track/E581B9/arttrk.com/p/VI4CS/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/SUPERDATASCIENCEPTYLTD7078318207.mp3","summary":"Frank Basso, VP of Infrastructure at Lightning AI, joins Jon Krohn for a rare ground-level tour of the one layer of the AI stack the show had never covered in over a thousand episodes: the physical data center. Frank explains how Lightning AI provisions its 35,000-plus GPUs through hyperscale co-location, why everything new is liquid-to-chip cooled, how GPUs talk to each other over ultra-fast east-west networks, and what it’s actually like to stand inside a 110-decibel AI data hall. He also debunks the most persistent myths about data-center water and electricity use, and makes the case for fuel cells, nuclear power, and 800-volt DC distribution as the path forward. Additional materials: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.superdatascience.com/1003⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Email natalie@superdatascience.com for sponsorship information. In this episode you will learn: (02:47) What actually makes an AI data center different from a traditional one (06:04) How Lightning AI provisions its 35,000+ GPUs through hyperscale co-location (24:01) Why liquid cooling doesn’t waste water, debunking the biggest data-center myth (29:46) East-west vs. north-south networks, explained (43:47) “Screaming banshees”: why AI data halls run at 105–110 decibels (51:52) Why data centers don’t actually drive up your power bill","meta_description":"Frank Basso, VP of Infrastructure at Lightning AI, joins Jon Krohn for a rare ground-level tour of the one layer of the AI stack the show had never covere…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4321,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/super-data-science/episodes/1003-building-an-ai-data-center-end-to-end-with-lightning-ai-s-frank-basso/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/super-data-science/1003-building-an-ai-data-center-end-to-end-with-lightning-ai-s-frank-basso.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}