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In reply to the discussion: Mega data centers are coming to Minnesota. Their power needs are staggering. [View all]

NickB79

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8. Your bottle of water comparison is exactly how a professor friend described it
Reply to highplainsdem (Reply #6)
Sat Jan 11, 2025, 12:34 PM
Jan 2025

She teaches computer science at a nearby college, and is appalled by the growth of AI right now.

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Mega data centers are coming to Minnesota. Their power needs are staggering. [View all] NickB79 Jan 2025 OP
I attended two Silicon Valley Conferences last year about this very topic. CoopersDad Jan 2025 #1
Water is a huge concern NickB79 Jan 2025 #2
Water for cooling the data centers where all of the power is converted into heat. CoopersDad Jan 2025 #5
They're building a lot of these around Moses Lake, WA jmowreader Jan 2025 #3
What is the purpose of these data centers? roomtomove Jan 2025 #4
Mostly for AI, especially generative AI. Google's AI search, for instance, requires about 10x the computing highplainsdem Jan 2025 #6
Your bottle of water comparison is exactly how a professor friend described it NickB79 Jan 2025 #8
Our AI overlords are sucking up all the resources from humans. Irish_Dem Jan 2025 #7
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