Deep Geeks

As AI scales, energy demands are growing 100x and efficiency is no longer optional. Dr. Serena Huang sits down with Daria Mukhortova, Head of Sustainability at Nebius, and Val Bercovici, Chief AI Officer at WEKA, to examine whether innovation can outpace its own energy appetite. They explore how efficiency at the infrastructure and software layer is becoming a business imperative and what organizations should demand of their AI providers.   Timestamps: (1:16) Meet Daria Mukhortova & Val Bercovici (4:14) Inside Nebius's Helsinki data center & heat recovery (6:36) What energy efficiency unlocks for AI customers (8:59) The metrics that actually matter (12:30) Goodput vs. throughput: are you measuring the right thing? (14:37) Software's hidden role in AI sustainability (19:23) How much energy does AI actually consume? (21:37) Common misconceptions about AI's environmental impact (26:31) How to choose an AI infrastructure provider   Links:  Connect with Serena Connect with Daria Connect with Val Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Are you tired of hype, hot takes, and headlines that overpromise and under-explain? I’m Dr. Serena Huang, and this is The Deep Geeks Podcast, where we go beyond the noise and into what actually matters in AI. In every episode, I sit down with the people who are shaping the future — builders, operators, and enterprise leaders — to unpack the ideas and innovations transforming the field. Clear thinking. Real expertise. Conversations that actually make you smarter. Because the future doesn’t belong to shallow thinking, it belongs to Deep Geeks. This podcast is brought to you by WEKA, the AI storage company building the foundation for enterprise and agentic AI innovation. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.