Jane
@jabirk.bsky.social
English tutor working with international professionals. Enthusiastic gardener and environment supporter. Photography, history and a big tennis fan.
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A single ChatGPT request can use as much water as a small water bottle. There are BILLIONS of queries every single day.
You don’t need an AI chatbot to explain that this demand quickly adds up.
We need more guardrails to protect communities from AI data centers – and quickly.
You don’t need an AI chatbot to explain that this demand quickly adds up.
We need more guardrails to protect communities from AI data centers – and quickly.
'I can't drink the water' - life next to a US data centre
Residents in rural Georgia say the data centre next door has disrupted their water supply.
www.bbc.com
July 19, 2025 at 2:14 AM
A single ChatGPT request can use as much water as a small water bottle. There are BILLIONS of queries every single day.
You don’t need an AI chatbot to explain that this demand quickly adds up.
We need more guardrails to protect communities from AI data centers – and quickly.
You don’t need an AI chatbot to explain that this demand quickly adds up.
We need more guardrails to protect communities from AI data centers – and quickly.
Reposted by Jane
Sometimes, a single moment captures everything we stand for. Tonight, at Niagara Falls, we are shouting with lights: DON’T TRUMP CANADA!
Join the movement >> act.gp/42pGl3b
Join the movement >> act.gp/42pGl3b
April 16, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Sometimes, a single moment captures everything we stand for. Tonight, at Niagara Falls, we are shouting with lights: DON’T TRUMP CANADA!
Join the movement >> act.gp/42pGl3b
Join the movement >> act.gp/42pGl3b
Reposted by Jane
Addressing the climate crisis is now much tougher, but we are not helpless. One thing we can each do is to rigrously exclude "artificial intelligence" from our lives. ChatGPT and its ilk do nothing to contribute to society, and AI increases data center energy consumption 160% (Goldman Sachs).
January 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Addressing the climate crisis is now much tougher, but we are not helpless. One thing we can each do is to rigrously exclude "artificial intelligence" from our lives. ChatGPT and its ilk do nothing to contribute to society, and AI increases data center energy consumption 160% (Goldman Sachs).