Comment on How Much Energy Does AI Use? The People Who Know Aren’t Saying

iamjackflack@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

• dditty@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  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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  • MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Would you mind sharing where you read that?

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    • dditty@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      This isn’t the article I read but it has tons of info about this:

      bloomberg.com/…/2025-ai-impacts-data-centers-wate…

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      • GnuLinuxDude@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ 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.

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• ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Butler was (will be?) right!

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