On the SHIFT Podcast, Ecolab Chairman and CEO Christophe Beck joins Jennifer Strong to unpack just how deeply water is embedded in the physical infrastructure of AI — from manufacturing advanced chips and generating electricity to cooling the data centers where AI models run.
The conversation explores where that water goes, why conventional cooling approaches can be so resource-intensive and how technologies that reduce, reuse and recycle water can dramatically shrink AI’s footprint. Beck also highlights the close connection between water and energy use: saving water often means saving energy as well, making smarter water management an important part of building more efficient and resilient AI infrastructure.
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