Tech data center water use draws global backlash, report says

A report on the Hacker News front page on October 29 says big tech's water demand is drawing backlash worldwide. It cites a University of California study estimating that training the large language model behind the first ChatGPT used 185,000 gallons of water. Hyperscale data centers can use 1 million to 5 million gallons a day, the report says, comparable to cities of 10,000 to 5 million people. It gives no details on specific protests, affected communities or company responses.

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