Comment on ChatGPT 5 power consumption could be as much as eight times higher than GPT 4 — research institute estimates medium-sized GPT-5 response can consume up to 40 watt-hours of electricity

• FauxLiving@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  It would only take one regulation to fix that:

  Datacenters that use liquid cooling must use closed loop systems.

  The reason they dont, and why they setup in the desert, is because water is incredibly cheap and energy to cool a closed loop system is expensive. So they use evaporative open loop systems.

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  • kautau@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Unfortunately I wonder if it’s more expensive to set up a closed loop system that’s really expensive or to buy lawmakers that will vote against bills saying you should do so and it’s a tale old as time

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    • FauxLiving@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Politicians are cheap

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      • kautau@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Yeah sorry forgot my /s there

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  • Jason2357@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Closed loop systems require a large heat sync, like a cold water lake, limiting them to locations that are not as tax advantageous as dry red states.

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    • NikkiDimes@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Aw, that’s unfortunate for the big mega tech corps. Anyway.

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  • Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    That increases your energy use though, because evaporative cooling is very energy efficient.

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    • FauxLiving@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      We can make energy from renewable sources.

      Fresh drinking water is finite, especially in the desert.

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