It’s not completely unfounded. Water consumption skyrocketed while training up the current generation of models [0]. The energy (and water) usage to service r

It’s not completely unfounded. Water consumption skyrocketed while training up the current generation of models [0]. The energy (and water) usage to service requests is not staggering but it is concerning that is uses as much as it does for the output it generates [1] [0] https://futurism.com/critics-microsoft-water-train-ai-drought https://futurism.com/critics-microsoft-water-train-ai-drough... [1] https://www.forbes.com/sites/cindygordon/2024/03/12/chatgpt-and-generative-ai-innovations-are-creating-sustainability-havoc/?sh=d0472193f6d6#:~:text=ChatGPT%20consumes%20over%20half%20a,using%20about%20twenty%2Dnine%20kilowatts https://www.forbes.com/sites/cindygordon/2024/03/12/chatgpt-....