We can live without AI, but we can’t live without water. “I have a jar right here. This is the current drinking water in Morgan Country, Georgia, right after a data center was constructed.” This is what the drinking water now looks like next to that data center” Protect our environment
Summary
A jar of discolored drinking water from Morgan County, Georgia, taken after a data center was built, illustrates the environmental toll of AI infrastructure, sparking a call to protect natural resources.
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