Shaolei Ren
Shaolei Ren is an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of California, Riverside, specializing in the sustainability of artificial intelligence (AI). He has conducted significant research on the health and economic impacts of pollution associated with data centers, emphasizing the alarming rise in emissions and their correlation with public health risks. His work highlights the urgent need for regulatory measures to manage the environmental consequences of the rapidly growing data center industry.
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Shaolei Ren is an associate professor studying AI water consumption and its implications.
The AI boom is heralding a new gold rush in the American west | Artificial intelligence (AI)
United Kingdom· 2025-12-04
Shaolei Ren, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of California, Riverside, criticized the selective disclosure of water usage.
Amazon strategised about keeping its datacentres’ full water use secret, leaked document shows | TechnologyUnited Kingdom· 2025-10-25
Shaolei Ren is an expert from the University of California, Riverside, focusing on the technological viability of underwater data centers.
China y sus centros de datos submarinos: ¿una solución innovadora o un riesgo ecológico? - Ciencia
Paraguay· 2025-10-04
Shaolei Ren is a researcher at the University of California, Riverside, who criticized Google's water consumption data.
So viel Energie verbraucht die KI wirklich
Switzerland· 2025-09-05
Shaolei Ren is an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of California Riverside, discussing the demand for electricity in relation to data centres.
AI demand means data centres are worsening drought in MexicoUnited Kingdom· 2025-08-29
Shaolei Ren, a professor at the University of California, Riverside who studies the resource footprint of AI.
OpenAI will not disclose GPT-5’s energy use. It could be higher than past models | OpenAIUnited Kingdom· 2025-08-09
Shaolei Ren is an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of California, Riverside who studies AI’s water consumption.
How your AI prompts could harm the environment
United States· 2025-06-22
Shaolei Ren is an associate professor at the University of Colorado Riverside who discusses the water consumption of AI data centers.
Crear una imagen con inteligencia artificial puede requerir hasta 5 litros de agua, según estudio | Doctor Tecno | La Revista
Ecuador· 2025-03-31Shaolei Ren is an associate professor at UC Riverside who commented on the health impacts of data centers.
I data center per l'AI e il loro impatto sulla qualità dell'aria: «Costano 5,4 miliardi di dollari sulla salute pubblica statunitense»
Italy· 2025-02-25
Shaolei Ren is an associate professor who has written about the economic and human costs of pollution from data centers.
EE UU reconoce que los centros de datos son perjudiciales para la salud | Tecnología
Spain· 2025-02-09
