To say it's a bit biased is an understatement. The AI water usage is a real problem because AI datacenters are effectively unregulated. Yes, a car factory wou

To say it's a bit biased is an understatement. The AI water usage is a real problem because AI datacenters are effectively unregulated. Yes, a car factory would be expected to use water, which is why we have environmental regulations in place. "Lagging behind in AI" is treated as a national emergency which warrants forgetting about regulations. This isn't some sort of quirk or accident; it's very much created by people writing headlines lie "The AI water issue is fake". The following are symptomatic and typical: - 800 data center approved in spite of vehement protests of the locals [1] - Data center blatantly violates water regulations. When it comes to light, administration refuses to do anything about it [2] - Data center gets constructed in historically disadvantaged / redlined areas disproportionately and adversely affecting Black people. Air quality drops. Nothing is done about it [3] The AI water issue is indeed a red herring, because it is a part of a larger issue of the AI industry having free reign over anything that's deemed necessary for its existence. The impact on people's lives and health is real. To say that the issue is "fake" is disingenuous at best, disinformation at worst. [1] https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/800-acre-data-center-approved-012000853.html https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/800-acre-data-center-app... [2] https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/georgia-data-center-used-29-million-gallons-of-water https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/georgia-data-cent... [3] https://islandpress.medium.com/data-centers-threaten-black-communities-heres-how-to-fight-back-f11082a7f42a https://islandpress.medium.com/data-centers-threaten-black-c...