floofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoA.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 supplyfortune.comexternal-linkmessage-square46fedilinkarrow-up1427arrow-down116
arrow-up1411arrow-down1external-linkA.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 supplyfortune.comfloofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square46fedilink
minus-squareZarxrax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·10 months agoWell, building on that question, why do they need a constant supply of clean water? My desktop PC has a water cooler, and it just recirculates the same water.
minus-squarenetburnr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·10 months agoSounds like they are using evaporation cooling towers for the air chillers.
minus-squarekitonthenet@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·10 months agoIt’s evaporative cooling, big cooling towers
Well, building on that question, why do they need a constant supply of clean water? My desktop PC has a water cooler, and it just recirculates the same water.
Sounds like they are using evaporation cooling towers for the air chillers.
It’s evaporative cooling, big cooling towers