I read somewhere recently that AI data center open loop water cooling systems drain 100 million liters of freshwater a day and evaporate it away.
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iamjackflack@lemm.ee 9 months ago
Ai is destroying our planet. Stop fucking using it.
dditty@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 months ago
MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Would you mind sharing where you read that?
dditty@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 months ago
This isn’t the article I read but it has tons of info about this:
GnuLinuxDude@lemmy.ml 9 months ago
It’s so annoying when you try to discuss this because often a gaggle of idiots come out and point, superficially, that water gets recycled into nature. They always ignore the cost of making that water fit for human usage.
ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Butler was (will be?) right!