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By 2030, AI's water use will match the needs of 1.3 billion people while its power use triples that of 650 million, UN University investigation warns (unu.edu)

submitted 5 months ago by sanitation@lemmy.today to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 23 points 5 months ago (3 children)

triples that of 650 million

Wouldn't saying nearly as much as 2 billion people be the same and more efficient?

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[–] vithigar@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 months ago

Not if they're referencing a specific 650 million. North America has about that many people but punches well above its weight in power usage per capita.

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[–] MajorasTerribleFate@lemmy.zip 5 points 5 months ago

Perhaps it was written by AI

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[–] bampop@lemmy.world 1 point 5 months ago

In other news, 20% of people use 3 times as much water per year as the other 80% do in a month.

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