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Originally Posted by asorelli
As far as water usage, and how much AI uses, I'd have to look into that
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by all means do so. prepare to be astounded
my line above about my friend joking to me about AI water usage in comparison to me (after I told her about it) was just that, a joke. AI energy and water consumption levels have to be compared to cities and nations, not individual-level humans
the fact that you don't know this kinda speaks to why it's important for those of us who care about the future of our species and others on this planet to mention it every now and then
hardly I harp on it constantly, this thread was, as I stated, simply a confluence of AI usage thoughts in a couple other recent threads relating to the pervasiveness of the tech in our lives-including my own, and how the fuck am I gonna go 8 hours without water?
let alone put chaps on agua and ride it like a pony?
couple starter links below, but multiple studies from multiple sources available all over if one cares to look, or knows the issue is real
to look. your post would suggest the latter. no shade on that
tons of stuff out there absent AI-bashing or 'death is nigh' nonsense. many focused on problem-solving, with the idea that the current unsustainability of this set of tools is something that could be mitigated significantly through a combo of human will and ingenuity (and perchance AI tools as well?)
note if/as you read, that various LLMs consume some pretty significant diff levels of resources, including the feedback loops between energy req's and water source use. still all fuckery level bad right now, but evidence that AI/LLMs are not some monolithic thing set in stone
rather, would indicate that if enough peeps actually know and care way less wasteful ones could be created
here's two links. if you're actually interested you can find tons on your own
https://san.com/cc/ai-tools-consume-...han-estimated/
https://oecd.ai/en/wonk/how-much-water-does-ai-consume
anyway, I posted this thread for my own interest and curiosity about direct, down the throat human consumption, but if it inspires you or anyone else to learn a bit more about the AI side of our human consumption then awesome
do hope you explore it