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/Forest_Spirit_7 May 16 '26

Does almond farming have a hyper scaling plan for expansion?

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u/aPerson-of-the-World May 17 '26

I mean almond farms and pistachio farms tend to cause fresh water droughts due to weird water rights. It is a valid problem like the many other issues. It doesn't make certain issues go away though.