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).
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https://wapo.st/4d9TJKz
A bottle of water per email: the hidden environmental costs of using AI chatbots
AI needs a lot of electricity and water to stay cool in data centers. We break down the toll prompt-by-prompt to show the scale of AI’s environmental needs.Washington Post
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