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Certain types of water can in fact be used up https://earth.org/depleted-aquifers-causes-effects-and-solutions/ Generative AI data centres use freshwater, a type of water that can be used up, to power their cooling systems. ChatGPT, specifically, requires 6.9oz/196mL of fresh water for every 20-30 questions asked https://www.forbes.com/sites/cindygordon/2024/02/25/ai-is-accelerating-the-loss-of-our-scarcest-natural-resource-water/ https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00478-x https://web.archive.org/web/20240411235520/https://www.businessinsider.com/chatgpt-generative-ai-water-use-environmental-impact-study-2023-4?op=1
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