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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] 6 points 1 year ago

At Meta we have a massive system for cutting out our net effect on water for the local area. I'm in NM and the DC here is almost actually adding to the water. I can't imagine Microsoft would behind as to not do this. It's an open design.