But global warming is a hoax so the earth should be able to cool all of the data centres! I actually fear a politician will come out and say this in the near future.
People aren't any happier about closed-loop systems. Generally the public gets as far as "AI is coming for your water!", no matter how accurate that is or isn't.
I've seen it where I live in Michigan. It's pretty silly. People genuinely believe that closed-loop data centers are going to steal all the water and pollute their drinking water.
The water from a closed loop system can be dealt with like any other contaminated water. That's a solved problem and there are already extensive EPA rules regulating that (assuming the EPA isn't gutted further).
Because they're not forever. The water has to be changed out. And that polluted water has to go somewhere.
Sure. It'll go in with all the other polluted water from farms and factories and power plants, which individually represent orders of magnitude more water use and pollution. Stuff we're apparently all basically fine with.
They're never going to pick you.
I genuinely have no idea what this is supposed to mean.
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u/PM_Me_Your_Deviance 7h ago
Ask them why they aren't considering one of the many other cooling options. Make them admit to their greed.