The Hidden Dangers of AI: How It’s Quietly Targeting Our Food, Jobs, and Even Your Wallet!
The majority of the US’s new AI data centers will be built on drought-hit land. “Large datacenters, some the size of small towns, can require up to 5m gallons of water a day, equivalent to the water use of up to 50,000 people, in order to provide cooling to arrays of humming networked computers.”
And:
“When we get into a situation where there’s a limited amount of water available, are we going to limit water to residents and businesses before datacenters?” he said.
-Both quotes are from The Guardian
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