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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://mastodon.social/users/kegill/statuses/113158192653681911">Kathy E. Gill 🇺🇦 (kegill@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 19-Sep-2024 04:03:40 JST</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/@kegill" title="kegill@mastodon.social"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/20650-48-20230607044145.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="Kathy E. Gill 🇺🇦" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">Kathy E. Gill 🇺🇦</a></section><article><p>This is insane. And not “free.” Water is life. The opportunity costs (using water for crops, animsls, electricity, human consumption, etc) is enormous. </p><p>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).</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspolitics" rel="tag">#uspolitics</a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" rel="tag">#AI</a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/environment" rel="tag">#environment</a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chatgpt" rel="tag">#chatgpt</a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/society" rel="tag">#society</a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GiftArticle" rel="tag">#GiftArticle</a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mustRead" rel="tag">#mustRead</a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/infographics" rel="tag">#infographics</a></p><p><a href="https://wapo.st/4d9TJKz" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://wapo.st/4d9TJKz</a></p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/3690501#notice-7229395">In conversation</a><time datetime="2024-09-19T04:03:40+09:00" title="Thursday, 19-Sep-2024 04:03:40 JST">about 2 months ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://mastodon.social/@kegill/113158192653681911" rel="external" title="Sent from mastodon.social via ActivityPub">mastodon.social</a></span></span><a href="https://mastodon.social/@kegill/113158192653681911">permalink</a><h4>Attachments</h4><ol><li><label><a rel="external" href="https://gnusocial.jp/attachment/3189156">Chart shows water use for 100 word email by data center. Where power is cheaper (desert), water use declines. https://wapo.st/4d9TJKz</a></label><br><a href="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/158/192/263/240/523/original/fff4a736741de942.jpeg" rel="external">https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/158/192/263/240/523/original/fff4a736741de942.jpeg</a></li></ol></footer></blockquote>

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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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