A Leger poll of 1,505 Canadians found 81% worry Al data centres will raise electricity bills and 79% fear environmental harm, while opinion is split on building them domestically for data sovereignty.

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[–] OldCrow@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 days ago

Wikipedia doesn’t have a lot of info. Chatgpt rundown: A single large AI data center can use millions of litres of water per day for cooling during hot weather. Some facilities use little or no water if they rely primarily on air cooling instead. Training a large AI model may indirectly consume millions of litres of water over the course of training. This includes water used directly for cooling servers and indirectly at power plants that generate the electricity used. There’s more, but also: Electricity generation: In many regions, power plants also use water for cooling, so electricity consumption can add to water use indirectly. THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY TRUMP WANTS CANADA: No 4 of most water in the world. AND WHY TRUMP BACKED JAIR BOLSONARO, THE FASCIST PRESIDENT OF BRAZIL: No 1 most water in the world. Also, Jair Bolsonaro, the former president of Brazil, was sentenced to 27 years in prison for his involvement in a coup attempt that sought to undermine Brazil’s democratic institutions. VIVA Brazil!!!