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Alt Text: The cartoon illustrates the problem of water use in the AI age: a farmer’s child and his mother are pumping a little water from a well for their daily use. Two knights in armor, transporting a large, spherical water container on wheels, come by and say, “The King wishes to make more avatars of himself as a Ghibli character.”
In the background, a castle sits enthroned on a hill. The cartoon illustrates the excessive water consumption required for AI model queries.

  • TheColonel@reddthat.com
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    7 hours ago

    Read my other comment.

    It’s a disingenuous answer.

    Why can’t you cite OpenAI or any other major players?

    • Azrael@reddthat.com
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      7 hours ago

      Because OpenAI have never disclosed what kind of cooling they use. They’re a bad example and do not support the point I was making.

      Not to mention that a lot of articles regarding OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google are heavily biased. Look up “OpenAI Energy Consumption” and you’ll see several articles from different authors with titles using the same keywords. It reeks of SEO Spam. Not very helpful when you’re looking for a reliable source.

      • NιƙƙιDιɱҽʂ@lemmy.world
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        6 hours ago

        OpenAI have never disclosed what kind of cooling they use

        You mean one of the main big AI companies? The ones you claimed use closed loop in your initial comment with no sources to back it up?

        Maybe don’t make unverifiable claims, yeah?

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          6 hours ago

          I’m sorry. I don’t believe I explicitly mentioned OpenAI in my original comment. Now you’re just putting words in my mouth.