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ThefuzzyFurryComrade@pawb.socialM to Fuck AI@lemmy.world · 6 days ago

AI Is Accelerating the Loss of Our Scarcest Natural Resource: Water

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AI Is Accelerating the Loss of Our Scarcest Natural Resource: Water

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ThefuzzyFurryComrade@pawb.socialM to Fuck AI@lemmy.world · 6 days ago
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With the rise of generative AI, companies have significantly raised their water usage, sparking concerns about the sustainability of such practices.
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    Where does the salt go after the water evaporates from the brine? You can’t just dump it back in the ocean, the concentration destroys wildlife.

    Landfill? Salt deserts? It’s gotta go somewhere.

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      Sea salt as a food additive would get cheaper probably.

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      Sell it for cheap to barbecue houses

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      last I checked salt mining is still an industry

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