Environmental Baddies on Sidechat | Instead of displacing and ruining neighborhoods, China builds their data centers in the ocean in the South China Sea where seawater can naturally cool it.

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Instead of displacing and ruining neighborhoods, China builds their data centers in the ocean in the South China Sea where seawater can naturally cool it.

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Anonymous 13w

Ah yes. Let’s warm the oceans more. Definitely no problems with rising sea temperatures.

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Anonymous 13w

Doesn’t salt water mess the equipment up?

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Anonymous 13w

What about using refrigerants to cool? (Someone who works in ai says that this is a good option but it’s more expensive) anyone know if downsides?

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Anonymous

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It does, yes. Btw there’s other options for cooling than fresh water, they’re using the fresh water because it’s CHEAPER THAN OTHER LESS DAMAGING OPTIONS

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Anonymous

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Well, it’s expensive because it’s resource intensive

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Anonymous

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It’s thermodynamics, you have to get rid of the heat somehow. Even with refrigerants you have to vent the heat out into the air

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