these Chad GPT conversations could be
killing the planet AI could be
significantly damaging the environment
based on the amount of water that it's
been consuming researchers have recently
found that just five chat GPT queries
can use around 16 ounces of water at
Microsoft's Iowa Data Center this place
houses one of the most powerful open AI
dedicated Microsoft computers in the
world powered by more than 10,000 gpus
and dedicated to gp4 and since all those
components need cooled the data Center's
water consumption Rose 34% from 2021 to
2022 using a total of around 1.7 billion
gallons the efficiency of water usage
can vary but Microsoft hasn't given data
that shows whether or not the complexity
of a query can significantly adjust how
intensive it is on the environment
they're also actively working at making
the process more sustainable but for now