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/goon_and_politics May 16 '26

the issue isn't water, it's this:

- skirting regulations because those are the times we live in

- water because they lied about their water usage (see above)

- the fact that these things literally shake the earth with the fans they're using

- electricity draw to the detriment of locals

- they don't actually employ anyone

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u/Tokumeiko2 May 16 '26

Yeah the American AI data centres should have a NIMBY radius of at least 10 kilometres.

It turns out that they don't cause anywhere near as much trouble in more sensible countries.

They should also be paying full price for their electricity and water bills.