It's no secret that AIs like ChatGPT require insane amounts of energy — but as a new paper reveals, they also seem to use an absurd amount of water, too.
I was confused why it would consume anything in the first place (instead of just use the same water), but the PDF page 4 explains it: the water is “consumed” when it evaporates in the open loop part of the cooling system (and also for other reasons).
I was confused why it would consume anything in the first place (instead of just use the same water), but the PDF page 4 explains it: the water is “consumed” when it evaporates in the open loop part of the cooling system (and also for other reasons).