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Quili AI

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Quilicura, Chile, a major hub for AI data centers, is facing a severe drought exacerbated by the water-intensive cooling needs of these facilities. To raise awareness, residents participated in an initiative where they manually performed AI tasks for a day, acting as 'human AI' to illustrate the hidden water costs associated with AI's irresponsible use.

Hacker News submitter: Shugyousha

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