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#43 Eric Topham (OctaiPipe): Why Physical AI Isn't ChatGPT (opens the original)
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Most people picture a chatbot when they hear "AI." Eric Topham, CEO and co-founder of OctaiPipe, says that's exactly the wrong model for running a data center — and it's costing operators real efficiency gains. OctaiPipe is a physical AI company applying reinforcement learning to data center cooling systems. In this conversation, host Romain Tranchant talks with Eric about why large language models are the wrong architecture for controlling physical systems, what it actually takes to build AI mo
#42 Innovation Unwrapped: Q3 2026 Update | Inside the iMasons Innovation Committee (opens the original)
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iMasons' Global Director of Innovation, Romain Tranchant, delivers the Innovation Committee's Q3 update — recapping the upcoming AI-to-Grid research paper, the first-ever iMasons hackathon series, and what's coming through year-end. Plus: Startup Accelerator updates, upcoming Pitch competitions, and how to get involved in iMasons' EMEA and APAC programming. Guests: Ashley Dirou (Grundfos) — on running Grundfos' first-ever Data Center Hackathon challenge with students at SMU Angela Bee Chan (Hack
#41 Thought Leadership | Data Centers on the Ocean Floor, the Job Site, and in Orbit (opens the original)
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Where do you put a data center when the grid queue is seven years long and the neighbours are already pushing back? Three founders say: the ocean floor, the job site, and cislunar orbit. In this episode of iMasons' Innovation Exchange, three infrastructure pioneers make the case for AI's next physical frontier: Riley McAdams (Seabase) on modular compute pods deployed on the seafloor near ports and cable landing stations — turning warm coastal water into a cooling advantage and sidestepping NIMBY
#40 Thought Leadership | Rethinking Data Center Supply Chains: From Chain to Flow (opens the original)
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In this episode of the iMasons Podcast, host Romain Tranchant sits down with Luis Schilling, CEO of Tropical IT, and Andrew Jones, EVP of Sales, to tackle one of the most pressing challenges facing the data center industry today — supply chain. From structural inefficiencies and fragmented procurement to the concept of "supply flow," Luis and Andrew break down why the traditional supply chain model is failing global enterprise and what a smarter, more connected approach looks like in practice. T
#39 Innovation Accelerator | Optimise or Transform: two novel approaches to datacentres cooling efficiency (opens the original)
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Originally streamed live on May 19, 2026. To participate in future sessions, live—and ask questions in real time—visit the Events – Infrastructure Masons page and register. *** Cooling accounts for up to 40% of a data centre's operational costs — so how do you optimise it? In this Meet the Startups session, moderator Romain Tranchant is joined by two innovative companies from the iMasons Innovation Incubator with very different — but equally compelling — answers. 🔹 George Hancock, Co-Founder & V
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