Chart shows water use for 100 word email by data center. Where power is cheaper (desert), water use declines. https://wapo.st/4d9TJKz

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   Kathy E. Gill 🇺🇦 (kegill@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 19-Sep-2024 04:03:40 JST Kathy E. Gill 🇺🇦

   This is insane. And not “free.” Water is life. The opportunity costs (using water for crops, animsls, electricity, human consumption, etc) is enormous.

   One 100-word email generated by an AI chatbot using GPT-4 uses 519 milliliters of water on average - that’s a bit more than a water bottle (17.5 oz).

   #uspolitics
   #AI
   #environment
   #chatgpt
   #society
   #GiftArticle
   #mustRead
   #infographics

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