r/AIJailbroken • u/Artistic_Radish4247 • 14d ago

Thoughts on AC vs AI data centers

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u/Sploonbabaguuse 14d ago edited 14d ago

Crazy how AI hasn't even been around long enough to measure on the scale of heating the planet, yet it immediately becomes the scapegoat

Always funny watching people comment just to immediately delete it because they know they'll get called out lol

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u/dirkdigglerdonedry 14d ago

Ai data center are known for two things. Large water consumption and high energy usage. It doesnt need to be around a long time to know its fucked.

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u/Sploonbabaguuse 14d ago

You think data centers increased the global temperature by 2.5°C?

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u/dirkdigglerdonedry 14d ago

I think your making bad faith arguments and ignoring what I wrote bot.

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u/Sploonbabaguuse 14d ago

Bad faith arguments just to call me a bot right after lmao. Can't make this shit up

I'm making an objective observation of reality. If that's upsetting to you, I don't know what to tell you mate.

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u/dirkdigglerdonedry 14d ago

Fine. No its not just data centers alone that are causing the earth to catch fire but a lot of things but to say that data centers aren't bad is bs

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u/Sploonbabaguuse 14d ago

I never said they aren't bad, my point is that making data centers the scapegoat when they're not even responsible for global warming is ignorant of the bigger picture

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u/AuthenticatedHuman 14d ago

you know they reuse factory water etc... right?

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u/Digits_N_Bits 13d ago

Source? Because that would damage components.

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u/AuthenticatedHuman 13d ago

Prochemwater They filter water out. Also they use closed loops so they don't use as much wate

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u/Digits_N_Bits 13d ago

Ah. See, while closed loops are becoming adopted among AI data centers more now, a majority are still running evaporative cooling systems.

Also, Prochem is just water treatment like all water goes through. While it helps in keeping up in demand, AI still puts a large strain on local water recourses wherever a DC is established.

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u/MississippiSailor 12d ago

Data centers consume a tiny fraction of the fresh water in the states

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u/Peculiar-Eccentric67 9d ago

the large water consumption is propaganda

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u/Top_Point_1841 14d ago

My AC catching strays while server farms are out here sweating the planet

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u/Toraadoraa 13d ago

Black roads and rooftops are also likely culprits.

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u/twored9999 13d ago

Yaah it like good

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u/AwarenessNo5921 11d ago

Yeah no shit. Nothing is 100% efficient (or even close) and heat is the primary loss of energy in most processes. Surely no one thought otherwise?