AI tools consume up to 4 times more water than estimated
AI tools consume up to 4 times more water than estimated
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Why do all of these articles describe AI energy use based on how many queries one inputs? To my understanding the vast majority of the energy use comes from training the ai. So describing energy use in ‘per-query’ terms seems misleading
The data center isn’t consuming the water, it’s heating the water. There’s no reason that water can’t then flow to a farm or to a house where it can actually be consumed.
And the water is gone, forever, of course.
And the water is gone, forever, of course.
And the water is gone, forever, of course.
These “consumes x amount of water” metrics are bullshit. Does it use “x” amount of water? Yes, but it doesn’t destroy the water. Total clickbait headline.