Anonymous #1 32w

I think some mfs actually think AI just drinks water and makes it disappear 💀

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Anonymous #1 32w

Don’t forget full of contaminants and metals that makes the lakes and streams completely inhospitable to life

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Anonymous #2 32w

This is the first I’ve heard about metals. Can you explain?

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Anonymous OP 32w

You’ll get trace amounts of copper and zinc leaking into the water stream via erosion of the cooling pipes and equipment.

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Anonymous #1 32w

That doesn’t sound specific to AI at all

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Anonymous OP 32w

AI runs off data centers, same as any other internet infrastructure. The thing about AI data centers specifically is they’re built on a much larger scale than previously seen and do use a much larger amount of water as well

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Anonymous OP 32w

It’s not, also happens with power plants and other data centers like #2 said.

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Anonymous #1 32w

That sounds like something that would happen from any consumption of water, or whenever rain flows through man-made drainage

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Anonymous OP 32w

The metals part to an extent, but power plants and data centers also cycle through a lot of heat which can disrupt the ecosystem. They also put chlorine and phosphorus in cooling water to kill algae and bacteria, and prevent corrosion.

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Anonymous OP 32w

But yeah, most of those chemicals (and worse) still enter through drainage, not really sewage though. The biggest concern is the heat imo.

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