r/Anticonsumption • u/Sad_Butterscotch7063 • 2d ago

Discussion Does anyone avoid using ChatGPT because of its water usage?

Hey, I recently came across something about how using ChatGPT, Blackbox AI and similar AI tools actually consumes a surprising amount of water (cooling data centers, I guess). Made me wonder, have people here stopped or reduced using it because of that?

Curious how others are thinking about it in terms of sustainability and personal impact.

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u/Wendigo_6 2d ago

Reminds me of when a neighbor found out I worked in the paper industry and tried lecturing to me that they buy bamboo toilet paper because it’s more sustainable and doesn’t cause deforestation.

That day, my neighbor learned about tree farms.

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u/tuckedfexas 2d ago

Like the people in the US that panic bought toilet paper during covid. Australia was concerned cause they get some amount (can’t remember numbers) of their TP through China but the US imports very little of it from China.