☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agoUsing GPT-4 to generate 100 words consumes up to 3 bottles of water — AI data centers also raise power and water bills for nearby residentswww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up153arrow-down13cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.zip
arrow-up150arrow-down1external-linkUsing GPT-4 to generate 100 words consumes up to 3 bottles of water — AI data centers also raise power and water bills for nearby residentswww.tomshardware.com☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square12fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.zip
minus-squaredesktop_user@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoit generally gets evaporated because evaporative cooling is efficient and water is cheap.
minus-squarequeermunist she/her@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoThere’d be billowing clouds of steam coming from data centers if that were the case. Pretty sure the water just goes through coolant piping and comes out the other side warmer, because water is a good heat sink.
it generally gets evaporated because evaporative cooling is efficient and water is cheap.
There’d be billowing clouds of steam coming from data centers if that were the case.
Pretty sure the water just goes through coolant piping and comes out the other side warmer, because water is a good heat sink.