To be clear, referencing other sources of water consumption is sleight of hand, a well-recognised diversionary tactic It's like when some Silicon Valley compan

To be clear, referencing other sources of water consumption is sleight of hand, a well-recognised diversionary tactic It's like when some Silicon Valley company is breaking the law and HN commenters attempt to defend/excuse the behaviour by pointing at other offenders. This is a juvenile response Something like "See, they do it, too." or "They need to investigate [not a "tech" company] first." If the amount of water used by "AI" data centers was "negligible" then, one might expect, "AI" companies would be transparent about water usage instead of forcing the public to estimate