• NιƙƙιDιɱҽʂ@lemmy.world
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    A single ChatGPT query requires 500ml of water, or let’s say one water bottle. Meanwhile, a single cheeseburger requires 700 gallons of water or 5299 bottles.

    The whole “AI is wasting all the water” argument is not as significant as it seems when you compare it to literally anything else we as humans do.

    Electricity consumption, on the other hand…

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      2 days ago

      Sorry, I thought we were talking about the amount of power desalination uses. Didn’t even know AI consumes water.

      edit: wait a minute–why the fuck does AI consume water???

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          Nah man–I did the same thing, but turned all units into power consumption. Regardless, my point was that you can’t drink AI, and maybe prioritizing the usage of vital resources needs to be reassessed.

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            LOL, your edit is hilarious. It requires water for cooling. Even in a closed loop, it will have losses. I agree, though. Our prioritization of resources is so whack.