AI data center project secretly sucked 29 million gallons of water over 15 months before detected by residents complaining about low water pressure — officials refuse to fine builders of massive 6.2 million-square-foot facility over unauthorized water use | Tom's Hardware

#environment #datacenters #waterscarcity #freshwater #TechWillKillUs #usa #extinctionrebellion

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/georgia-data-center-used-29-million-gallons-of-water

"Roughly two weeks of training for GPT-3 consumed about 700,000 liters of freshwater."

We have to say no to this. Refuse to use it, talk about it, educate, agitate!

"The global AI demand is projected by 2027 to account for 4.2-6.6 billion cubic meters of water withdrawal, which is more than the total annual water withdrawal of Denmark or half of the United Kingdom."

#AI #TechWillKillUs

https://archive.ph/Egps3