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A.I. tools fueled a 34% spike in Microsoft’s water consumption, and one city with its data centers is concerned about the effect on residential supply (fortune.com)

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[-] theDoctor@lemmy.sdf.org 28 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

AI Tools - plural. ChatGPT (and OpenAI as a whole) predominantly runs on Azure infrastructure. Microsoft also owns GitHub with its associated copilot. And now all the Microsoft product specific copilots.

Not trying to defend their usage, but there are several forests here that are quite visible.

[-] Taringano@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Oh wow didn't know github was owned by Ms

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