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Data center used 30 million gallons of water without initially paying

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12 May
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6 May
"Water wars."

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OPINION · WHAT · OpenAIOPEN STORY
6 Jul
[OC] I mapped estimated water use across 30 major AI/cloud data centers

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Made this after getting curious how the water-use numbers thrown around in AI news articles actually stack up site-by-site. A few notes:</p>

OPINION · HOW · ArtificialInteligenceOPEN STORY
4 Oct
Improper redaction reveals Google Data Center water and electricity usage

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REPORT · WHAT · Hacker News Best (RSS)OPEN STORY
17 Jun
Our Civilization Uses as Much Water as 560 Billion People U.N. Report Implies

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Using the same method of estimation as this Time article: <a

OPINION · HOW · ArtificialInteligenceOPEN STORY
27 Mar
Meta Doubles Down in Texas – $10 Billion AI Data Center, 1 GW Power, and a Massive Clean Energy Push

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OPINION · WHAT · ArtificialInteligenceOPEN STORY
15 May
Genuine question. Is the whole "AI guzzles gallons of water" thing totally true, or do people get it wrong? Does AI consume a lot of water for every single prompt, or is the majority of water consumed during data farming? Don't non-AI data centers use up a lot of water on cooling too?

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Please someone set me straight and dispel whether there are myths surrounding this often-repeated internet factoid</p> <p>And I genuinely don't

OPINION · WHAT · singularityOPEN STORY
11 May
Data center guzzled 30 million gallons of water and nobody noticed for months

Can AI save us from the AI industry’s endless thirst for water? Outlook not so good.

REPORT · WHAT · Ars TechnicaOPEN STORY
1 May
AI Uses Less Water Than the Public Thinks

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REPORT · WHAT · Hacker News Best (RSS)OPEN STORY
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