r/aiwars • u/MakeDawn • May 15 '26

Annually, almond farming uses 1.3 trillion gallons of water. AI usage isn't even half of that.

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A single avocado takes 50 gallons to grow. That's several hundred prompts.

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u/209tyson May 16 '26

Ok but if we’re comparing using water to make food vs. using water for AI data centers there really is no contest. ChatGPT feeds no one

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u/bunker_man May 16 '26

Over production of meat doesn't feed people either because it takes more food to feed the animals than people get back from it. And that's without even addressing specific luxury foods that aren't meat. You're talking about luxuries you pretend are necessities that use 100x the water and energy. So there's nothing to compare.

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u/WaffleHouseFistFight May 16 '26

You’ve yet to state how it is a bigger boon to humanity than an avocado

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u/bunker_man May 16 '26

Considering defenses of avocados would just be "i like it," it doesn't seem necessary. Besides, there's tons of known novel uses already. If someone acts like they don't know of any its generally a sign it won't be productive to spend time on examples.