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Water we doing about AI?
Some may think that water has nothing to do with AI but it has a very big and wasteful part to play in how AI functions. In the recent years, AI has affected how the world works, communicates and accesses information. AI’s use of water is an environmental issue concerning its substantial water usage.
The scale of AI’s water consumption
Every single question that you ask AI requires water to keep it running. On average, it uses 2.5 billion litres of water annually, which is roughly equivalent to 80,000 people.
How can we help?
Now you have learnt all about AI’s thirst, it's time to learn how to stop it. You can stop this by:
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to stop using resource-heavy AI for simple tasks instead use smaller, less heavy AI
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Minimise the number of queries needed for the desired output
And finally
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Turn on low-resolution or lightweight generation settings where possible to conserve computing power
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