floofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoA.I. tools fueled a 34% spike in Microsoft’s water consumption, and one city with its data centers is concerned about the effect on residential supplyfortune.comexternal-linkmessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up1427arrow-down116cross-posted to: technology@beehaw.orgmicrosoft@lemdro.id
arrow-up1411arrow-down1external-linkA.I. tools fueled a 34% spike in Microsoft’s water consumption, and one city with its data centers is concerned about the effect on residential supplyfortune.comfloofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square49fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@beehaw.orgmicrosoft@lemdro.id
minus-squareTaako_Tuesday@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoNo, but I assume you’d have to build extra infrastructure for that, which is expensive. They might now consider it worth it if they continue to need that much water, though.
No, but I assume you’d have to build extra infrastructure for that, which is expensive. They might now consider it worth it if they continue to need that much water, though.