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Ai is destroying our planet. Stop fucking using it.
I read somewhere recently that AI data center open loop water cooling systems drain 100 million liters of freshwater a day and evaporate it away.
Would you mind sharing where you read that?
This isn't the article I read but it has tons of info about this:
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2025-ai-impacts-data-centers-water-data/
Butler was (will be?) right!