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“It pointed to a preprint study – not yet peer-reviewed – from last year by researcher that showed the LLM GPT-3 consumed 500 millilitres of water for every 10 to 50 responses it generates.
That is 20 times more than it takes to produce 50 Google searches.”
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China’s growing data centres and AI could strain scarce water resources: report
Hong Kong think tank says annual water use by Chinese data facilities – almost half of which are in dry regions – could more than double by 2030, while AI chatbots ‘drink staggering amounts of water’ ...
