FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 7 months ago
As soon as you see water consumption being called an issue you know it’s not to be taken seriously. Water doesn’t just disappear.
Water has to be cleaned. It is renewable, not free. My city has many sources, but most places where they build datacenters do not. It is a real problem
Either way the biggest proble, IMO, is the pressure on the electric grid. If the asshats building the centers would cooperate with others, there would be much less problems.
As for power usage, yea its a lot but still not an insane amount. The image and video generation uses a LOT more then text.
image gen isn't so heavy either, but even i who arguments against this "AI is killing the environment"-bullshit agree on the video gen - there is a lot of power usage behind that one. might still not be an issue if using renewables, but if you use elon's illegally gas turbine powered AI, then it's fucking bad.
Reygle@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Surely you understand clean FRESH water is a limited resource. Renewable sure, but LIMITED.
FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 7 months ago
They don’t need fresh water, nor do they dirty it.
Reygle@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Are you suggesting they’re cooling data centers with seawater