That doesn't make any sense. Data centers just use some water for water cooling of cpus, there isn't anything to pollute. If this isn't fake, its probably a broken line.
Happens at my house sometimes. And has also happened at my previous apartments. Looks exactly the same. When they do construction on water pipes some of the sediment gets in and has to be cleared by the neighborhood. She is either lying or doesn't know what she's talking about. I also guarantee she shook up the bottle before her presentation because the sediment would have settled after a few hours.
lets get something strait about the scale off data centers, and how they compare to any OTHER mega INDUSTRIAL project, bieng done in a massive rush backed by massive amounts of capital with a lax, very lax, regulatory environment
we strait now?
or is it thissy that, footsy, look LOOK!, over there!
I'm not sure if/how much of these (water) issues are the data centers themselves vs poor water management or other issues. Most water use in data centers should be able to be self-sufficient, mostly closed, and filtered/reusable locally... It's not like manufacturing.
Now, power usage is another story entirely and is outright concerning and should probably require a nuclear plant near some of these data centers as new construction.
I think anti-ai people should find something better than water to complain about. its too hard to explain to people why a billion gpus might need water ("isn't water bad for computers", "the water just gets recycled" ect), and honestly I don't think I fully get it. Talking about the electricity and CO2 might be easier, or job losses, or x-risk, but water is too abstract.
Except for it's so un-abstract, AOC literally has a JAR OF IT to demonstrate part of the issue. People understand they don't want their drinking water to look like the water in the jar. That is about as un-abstract as you can get. It makes the issue very real.
This isn't even about excess water use, it's about water pollution.
If you think you'd get wider consensus while talking about CO2, which is so abstract that we have a climate change denialism faction running the government, you're being naive.
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[ 2.2 ms ] story [ 31.9 ms ] threadwe strait now?
or is it thissy that, footsy, look LOOK!, over there!
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Here are some sources that don't require js:
https://ocasio-cortez.house.gov/media/press-releases/ocasio-...
https://www.commondreams.org/news/aoc-data-centers-water
https://www.rawstory.com/aoc-data-center-drinking-water/
They also openly display communist symbols that are banned in much of Europe.
Woman files lawsuit after arrest for Facebook post concerning Trinidad water supply issues
https://www.fox4news.com/news/woman-arrested-facebook-post-c...
Now, power usage is another story entirely and is outright concerning and should probably require a nuclear plant near some of these data centers as new construction.
This isn't even about excess water use, it's about water pollution.
If you think you'd get wider consensus while talking about CO2, which is so abstract that we have a climate change denialism faction running the government, you're being naive.