Along with volunteering and donating money or goods, social media has presented Angelenos with a very simple action that they can take to conserve water: stop using ChatGPT. But what exactly do ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence tools have to do with the water supply? “Data centers that host AI services like ChatGPT continuously consume power and indirectly rely on water for cooling,” he said. As long as data centers rely on water to regulate their temperature, AI will be a drain on water supplies, including in places with warmer and drier climates. But in the meantime, if you’re in LA, hold off on your ChatGPT use until the wildfire threat subsides.

Source: Huffington Post January 11, 2025 22:07 UTC