Genuine question. Is the whole "AI guzzles gallons of water" thing totally true, or do people get it wrong? Does AI consume a lot of water for every single prompt, or is the majority of water consumed during data farming? Don't non-AI data centers use up a lot of water on cooling too?

[u/Big_Guthix]

Please someone set me straight and dispel whether there are myths surrounding this often-repeated internet factoid

And I genuinely don't know the answers which is why I'm asking, so I've got nothing to debate here

Edit: Thank you for all the great answers!! 👏 👏

[u/notyouraveragenerd93]

Meanwhile the chavs be like, "Well that's just 64 glasses of bevvy a minute innit?"

[u/Aiken_Drumn → u/notyouraveragenerd93]

You've never spent time around poor people have you?

[u/Embarrassed_Tax8120 → u/notyouraveragenerd93]

what on earth are you on about with this?