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fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:
There's only one reason why the data center water consumption debate feels confusing and convoluted. It's the same reason why Hank Green's video does little to sway you in one direction or another, but instead seems to take 24 minutes just to conclude "who's to say?"
The reason is that these companies (OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, etc.) are hiding their data centers' water consumption figures from the public. That's it. Hank's whole argument relies on a single quote from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.