The explosion of interest in generative AI is impacting many things, including datacenters, with some identifying a new beast in the AI datacenter. Analyst Dan Thompson returns to sort out what’s real and what’s “AI washing”. There are increasing demands being placed by AI and power densities in datacenters have already been increasing. More efficient design, liquid cooling and better air handling may hold off the need for magic sauce to meet AI’s needs today, but the future is uncharted.