Zikeji

@Zikeji@programming.dev

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Using GPT-4 to generate 100 words consumes up to 3 bottles of water — AI data centers also raise power and water bills for nearby residents⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I specifically avoided saying they did because I wasn’t knowledgeable on the topic. But I agree, I could equally be accused of being disingenuous by phrasing it in a way that could lead people to assume they use closed loops.

  I did look those up, and while evaporation cooling isn’t the only method used, it also doesn’t evaporate all the water each pass, only a portion of it (granted “a portion” is all I found at a quick look, which isn’t actually useful).

  I do agree though, the water usage is excessive, and when though that water only “changes forms”, it’s still removes it from a water source and only some of it may make its way back in.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Using GPT-4 to generate 100 words consumes up to 3 bottles of water — AI data centers also raise power and water bills for nearby residents⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah the article is disingenuous at best. There are many things wrong with generative AI, but this is just a lousy approach.

  If I make a PC, put in a water cooling loop, and use it to run an LLM - sure, water is circulating, but that water isn’t just vanishing lol.