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Plan unveiled for 'sovereign AI data centre' cluster in Kamloops, Vancouver (www.cbc.ca)
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One 2023 study estimated that generating between 10 and 50 medium-sized responses with AI chatbot ChatGPT used half a litre of water, while a separate study by the International Energy Agency, estimated data centres used 140 billion litres of water globally just for cooling in 2023.

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[–] snoons@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 days ago

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