@pelotron@midwest.social to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish • edit-21 year agoAI will capture carbon through reverse buzzwordolysismidwest.socialimagemessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up1547arrow-down10
arrow-up1547arrow-down1imageAI will capture carbon through reverse buzzwordolysismidwest.social@pelotron@midwest.social to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish • edit-21 year agomessage-square40fedilink
minus-square@MindTraveller@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglish13•1 year agoWell obviously the little people who live in the computer get thirsty because it’s so hot in there
minus-square@jose1324@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink9•edit-21 year agoCooling uses freshwater and often drinking water
minus-square@Venator@lemmy.nzlinkfedilink6•edit-21 year agoThat’s crazy, they should use heat pumps and maybe underground refrigerant loops instead.
minus-square@pelotron@midwest.socialOPlinkfedilinkEnglish4•1 year agoAll data centers use lots of water for cooling.
minus-squareBrave Little Hitachi WandlinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoThe water is mostly returned to the watershed, from what I understand. Except the bits that evaporate
minus-square@frezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilink3•1 year agoThey primarily use evaporative cooling. Way less energy use, but no, it doesn’t get returned.
minus-square@dislocate_expansion@reddthat.comBlinkfedilink2•1 year agoAlso the internet uses massive amounts of water and energy
AI uses water?
Well obviously the little people who live in the computer get thirsty because it’s so hot in there
Oompa-Loompas need their pools
Cooling uses freshwater and often drinking water
That’s crazy, they should use heat pumps and maybe underground refrigerant loops instead.
But that costs money
All data centers use lots of water for cooling.
The water is mostly returned to the watershed, from what I understand. Except the bits that evaporate
They primarily use evaporative cooling. Way less energy use, but no, it doesn’t get returned.
Ah fuck
Also the internet uses massive amounts of water and energy
chip manufacturing uses water