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Critics Furious Microsoft Is Training AI by Sucking Up Water During Drought

"ChatGPT is not a necessity for human life, and yet we are literally taking water to feed a computer."

by Sharon Adarlo

#AI #ChatGPT #OpenAI #Iowa #Microsoft #water #drought

https://futurism.com/critics-microsoft-water-train-ai-drought

Critics Furious Microsoft Is Training AI by Sucking Up Water During Drought

Some people in Iowa are mad that Microsoft used a ton of water to train AI while Iowa has been in a drought caused by climate change.

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