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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green ("Gerry McGovern") wrote:

"A 2023 study found that a single Chat GPT-3 request processed at an Arizona data center uses about 30 milliliters of water, compared to 12 ml per request in Wyoming. That doesn’t seem like much (it’s less than a shot-glass) until you consider that there are at least 1 billion ChatGPT queries worldwide per day and growing, using a total of some 8 million gallons of water daily, worldwide."

https://coyotegulch.blog/2025/07/31/no-there-is-not-plenty-of-water-for-data-centers-and-yes-we-should-worry-about-it-along-with-the-facilities-power-use-jonathan-p-thompson-landdesk-org-coloradoriver-coriver-riogrande/