Host Ejaaz Ahamadeen argues that concerns about AI data centers' water use are overstated, noting that facilities now recycle the same water and that the author of an earlier viral claim later corrected herself. Citing a SemiAnalysis review, he says one or two In-N-Out restaurants use more water than Elon Musk's Colossus 2, one of the largest AI data centers. He says electricity demand is the more valid concern and points to Microsoft and, he believes, Meta pledging to cover and subsidize local electricity bills if they rise. He predicts the hyperscalers will simply pay those costs, though he says he will believe the pledges when he sees them.
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