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Why does nobody talk about how much water those big AI data centers use?
I saw a report from a research group in Arizona that said a single training run for a big language model can use over 300,000 liters of water just for cooling. Everyone focuses on the energy, but the water cost is huge and feels like a hidden environmental tax. Has anyone found good info on which companies are actually trying to fix this?
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claire_walker18d ago
Seems like a drop in the bucket compared to farming or manufacturing. Got any numbers on that?
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zara_kelly2710d ago
Right, and have you seen those crypto mining setups?
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robert_anderson6918d ago
My buddy's server farm uses more power than his whole town.
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