Datacenter water use claims often exaggerated; total use rising
GeorgeE33179 · x · 2026-08-23
Arguments suggest that many claims regarding datacenter water usage are false or poorly contextualized. While resource use per prompt is low and falling, total usage is growing rapidly due to scaling and rebound effects in the economy.
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