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[–] iamjackflack@lemm.ee 20 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Ai is destroying our planet. Stop fucking using it.

[–] dditty@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I read somewhere recently that AI data center open loop water cooling systems drain 100 million liters of freshwater a day and evaporate it away.

[–] MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Would you mind sharing where you read that?

[–] dditty@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 1 month ago

This isn't the article I read but it has tons of info about this:

https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2025-ai-impacts-data-centers-water-data/

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