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AI data centers used a world’s supply of bottled water in just one year (www.independent.co.uk)
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In a study published on Monday by the peer-reviewed journal Patterns, data scientist Alex de Vries-Gao estimated the carbon emissions from electricity used by AI at between 33 million and 80 million metric tons.

That higher figure would put it above last year's totals for Chile (78m tons), Czechia (78m tons), Romania (71m tons), and New York City (48m tons, including both CO2 and other greenhouse gases).

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[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Why the fuck do they need to use fresh water in the first place? Isn't it for cooling? Why do they need potable water for that?

[–] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

My easy guess from working in piping: corrosion of piping/fittings/sensors.

Same reason you cant run hose water in your car radiator. You need to use distilled mixed with coolant.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Sewer pipes also exist

[–] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Sewer pipes wouldn't work. Cooling systems use thin veins to exchange heat. Making the veins larger would make it less effective and require epic amounts of water that is wasted to do the job. The blockage and buildup problems will still remain.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 4 days ago

I wasn't suggesting they use sewer pipes, I'm just saying that if sewer pipes can exist, then I'm pretty sure they can make pipes that would work for this.

[–] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

What are you getting at here? You lost me.

[–] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 days ago

I think they are saying use more robust piping