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Everybody's Lost Their Minds

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  1. daedrdev · · focus · HN ↗
    AI does not use much water. If you believe it does, like this article does, you have fallen for propaganda and lies, ironic in a post calling everyone using AI stupid.

    The main cause of water fear mongering is that one woman’s well was dirty during construction of a data center. First construction is not the center running, and having lived on a well they get dirty for all kinds of reasons.

    1. lowbloodsugar · · focus · HN ↗
      The major hyperscalers report water use: Google consumed 10.9 billion gallons in 2025, up 34%, versus Amazon's disclosed 2.5 billion.
      1. gorjusborg · · focus · HN ↗
        Thank you, I wasn't aware they did this:

        <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;sustainability.google&#x2F;reports&#x2F;google-2026-environmental-report&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;sustainability.google&#x2F;reports&#x2F;google-2026-environmen...

        <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.aboutamazon.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;sustainability&#x2F;amazon-data-center-water-usage" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.aboutamazon.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;sustainability&#x2F;amazon-data-...

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