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Free AI tool usage consumes water and electricity, author claims

The use of free AI tools like ChatGPT for tasks such as image generation or text summarization has environmental implications, including significant water and electricity consumption by data centers. The author provocatively links this usage to the actions of "American fascists" and suggests that users should consider the broader consequences, such as water scarcity and increased energy costs, before utilizing these services. AI

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Free AI tool usage consumes water and electricity, author claims

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    Every time you use the free version of ChatGPT to generate an image or summarise a book, somewhere an American fascist drinks a cup of brown tap water. Please r

    Every time you use the free version of ChatGPT to generate an image or summarise a book, somewhere an American fascist drinks a cup of brown tap water. Please remember, data centres consume drinking water even during droughts. Not to mention, raising electricity bills wherever th…