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A.I. usage fuels spike in Microsoft’s water consumption

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Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year ago

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A.I. tools fueled a 34% spike in Microsoft’s water consumption, and one city with its data centers is concerned about the effect on residential supply

“They were pretty secretive on what they’re doing out there,” says a former mayor about Microsoft’s data center projects.

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Are they using total loss water cooling or something? What in the actual fuck are they doing.
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  I’m thinking evaporative cooling (paired with refrigerative cooling)

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