alt Hacker NewsWhat exactly are the facts about AI water usage? I have trouble separating hysteria from reality but most of what I see still claims water usage is enormous
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scarmig • today at 4:48 PM
The hysteria around water usage rests on people not knowing the scale of industrial civilization. First thing to do is compare any estimate of data center water usage with the water usage of almond farming. Or, if you want to focus on individual consumer choices, the water footprint of eating a hamburger.
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simonw • today at 5:20 PM
This is a useful piece on that: https://andymasley.substack.com/p/the-ai-water-issue-is-fake
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lukewarm707 • today at 8:09 PM
in my agi doomer opinion the water argument is akin to a concern that dropping a nuke may endanger certain rare species in the area
I like this summary https://www.andymasley.com/writing/the-ai-water-issue-is-fak...
And this is a reply to her comment about water usage where it becomes clear she's not arguing in good faith. https://x.com/AndyMasley/status/1990498830131888173