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This series of articles is driving me insane. The authors or editors are using inappropriate units to shock readers: billions of gallons, millions of square fee
by jeffbee 1y ago
This series of articles is driving me insane. The authors or editors are using inappropriate units to shock readers: billions of gallons, millions of square feet. But they are not putting the figures into context that the reader can directly comprehend. Because if they said the Nevada data centers would use 2% as much water as the hay/alfalfa industry in Nevada then the entire article loses its shock value.
- panstromek 1y agoI agree. Even first few paragraphs strike me as intentionaly misleading. The whole "AI energy saga" seems to be full of manipulative claims. I can't help to feel that the intent is just to color the AI as bad in whatever way possible. It feels like it's deriving the research from predetermined conclusions