sanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoBy 2030, AI's water use will match the needs of 1.3 billion people while its power use triples that of 650 million, UN University investigation warnsunu.eduexternal-linkmessage-square54linkfedilinkarrow-up1370arrow-down19cross-posted to: technology@lemmit.online
arrow-up1361arrow-down1external-linkBy 2030, AI's water use will match the needs of 1.3 billion people while its power use triples that of 650 million, UN University investigation warnsunu.edusanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square54linkfedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmit.online
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minus-squarechuckleslord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down2·1 month agoHey, making food is something we need. Hallucination bots are a new, unnecessary use of water in a time when water is already becoming scarcer due to global warming. Stop sane washing their massive waste, thanks!
minus-squarecrimson_iris@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 month agoJust because other sectors/industries use more doesn’t mean what AI data centers use isn’t a horrible waste of a limited resource we need to survive.
minus-squaretriptrapper@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoA majority? Do you have a source?
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoAlmond farming is also bad. There, what now?
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Hey, making food is something we need. Hallucination bots are a new, unnecessary use of water in a time when water is already becoming scarcer due to global warming. Stop sane washing their massive waste, thanks!
Just because other sectors/industries use more doesn’t mean what AI data centers use isn’t a horrible waste of a limited resource we need to survive.
A majority? Do you have a source?
Almond farming is also bad. There, what now?