Artificial intelligence technology behind ChatGPT was built in Iowa -- with a lot of water (apnews.com)

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Artificial intelligence technology behind ChatGPT was built in Iowa -- with a lot of water::As they race to capitalize on a craze for generative AI, leading tech developers including Microsoft, OpenAI and Google have acknowledged that growing demand for their AI tools carries hefty costs, from expensive semiconductors to an increase in water consumption.

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[-] svenjoypro@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Could this be somehow combined with salt water, so the evaporated water would then be drinkable?

[-] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

I'm not an expert, but I think saltwater has a lower heat capacity than freshwater (like how pasta water boils faster with salt in it)

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