One bag of almonds' 'waste water' could power 100 ChatGPT queries a day for 385 years
Polymarket · x · 2026-09-03
Polymarket shared a striking comparison: the 'waste water' used to produce a single 16oz bag of almonds could power someone making 100 ChatGPT queries per day for over 385 years — a data point often cited to put AI's water footprint in perspective against agricultural water use.
Related event: Altman: 38,000 ChatGPT Queries Use Less Water Than One California Almond(11 posts)→
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