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   Gerry McGovern (gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green)'s status on Thursday, 25-Jan-2024 20:01:37 JST Gerry McGovern

   Rapid groundwater depletion is widespread around the world, according to 2024 study of 170,000 wells located in over 40 countries. Rates of decline have accelerated in recent decades, with levels falling by 20 inches or more yearly in some locations.
   https://theconversation.com/humans-are-depleting-groundwater-worldwide-but-there-are-ways-to-replenish-it-220816

   Humanity’s groundwater pumping has altered Earth’s tilt
   https://www.science.org/content/article/humanity-s-groundwater-pumping-has-altered-earth-s-tilt

   The UN is predicting a 40% shortfall in freshwater resources by 2030.
   https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/31/why-water-is-the-next-net-zero-environmental-target.html

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     Gerry McGovern (gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green)'s status on Thursday, 25-Jan-2024 20:01:36 JST Gerry McGovern

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     Training GPT-3 used 700,000 liters of clean freshwater, but such information has been kept a secret.
     https://arxiv.org/abs/2304.03271

     An average ChatGPT interaction can use a half liter of water.
     https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2023/04/28/ai-programs-consume-large-volumes-scarce-water

     "ChatGPT is not a necessity for human life, and yet we are literally taking water to feed a computer."
     https://futurism.com/critics-microsoft-water-train-ai-drought

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     Mark Hurst (markhurst@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 25-Jan-2024 23:37:59 JST Mark Hurst

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     @gerrymcgovern @aral See also my interview with Guillaume Pitron (and links on the playlist page) about the environmental costs of digital tech -
     https://mastodon.social/@markhurst/111579822307440537