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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 (fortune.com)

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 year ago (21 children)

If it's just for cooling, wouldn't they just be able to pull water directly from a lake and then return the same water into the lake? Why is any consumption happening?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (15 children)

Dirty water is bad for cooling equipment

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