sanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoAmazon data centers used 2.5bn gallons of water in 2025www.datacenterdynamics.comexternal-linkmessage-square44linkfedilinkarrow-up1360arrow-down14
arrow-up1356arrow-down1external-linkAmazon data centers used 2.5bn gallons of water in 2025www.datacenterdynamics.comsanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square44linkfedilink
minus-squarecogitase@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down4·4 months agoThe average for farm land is around 500,000 gallons per acre per year. Using the same amount of water as 5,000 acres of farmland to run >25% of the nation’s cloud resources isn’t enormous. Not that they couldn’t do better.
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoImagine trying to compare AI to food production. Do you really need someone to explain why they’re different, and why one might be worth it while the other isn’t?
minus-squareNurse_Robot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·4 months agoYeah, I’ve stopped pointing out how relatively insignificant the water use is on Lemmy. That fact isn’t met fondly here, usually.
The average for farm land is around 500,000 gallons per acre per year. Using the same amount of water as 5,000 acres of farmland to run >25% of the nation’s cloud resources isn’t enormous. Not that they couldn’t do better.
Imagine trying to compare AI to food production.
Do you really need someone to explain why they’re different, and why one might be worth it while the other isn’t?
Yeah, I’ve stopped pointing out how relatively insignificant the water use is on Lemmy. That fact isn’t met fondly here, usually.