aikcharJan 19
nixCraft 🐧
Look, I’m going to need everyone to stop showering ASAP. I’m not being mean, but ChatGPT is thirsty and it needs your water to cool its brain. Also, put on a sweater and turn the heat off, the servers are sweating and my AI girlfriend can’t handle the humidity. We need more cooling in the data center :P /s
Jan 19 at 7:45pmWeb
Show threadnixCraft 🐧Jan 19

For those who don't know strong objections from local community forced to kill more than two dozen data center projects in 2025 because of community objections especially regarding water and electric usage. The abuse is so high that local goverments forcing them OpenAI, Microsoft, Google and co now to pay higher fees https://trellis.net/article/microsofts-plan-to-woo-communities-skeptical-about-ai-data-centers/

you need to raise your voice. you need to show these AI companies that you are not afraid of them to protect your own home, family and community.

Microsoft’s plan to counter community backlash over AI data centers

Microsoft promises to pay the tab for the electric and water utility upgrades required for massive AI data centers.

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Show threadLeonJan 19
@nixCraft Okay :( I stop
Show threadNeil MoffattJan 19
@nixCraft Imagine AI reported back probable water and electricity costs for each query you asked of it ... or, better, charged you accordingly ...
Show threadniedorozwinięty mięsarzJan 20
@nixCraft mom, look, this is important! i cant shower today
Show threadjramskovJan 21
@nixCraft Also, stop eating burgers: https://newsletter.semianalysis.com/p/from-tokens-to-burgers-a-water-footprint
From Tokens to Burgers – A Water Footprint Face-Off

A different perspective on the datacenter water debate, forget tokens/watt or tokens/dollar, it's about tokens/burger, how many In-N-Outs is equivalent to the world's largest datacenter

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