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Environmental cost (water consumption)

"Data centers use water for cooling to prevent servers from overheating. The water consumption associated with AI training and inference processes can be substantial, impacting local water resources."

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AI Risk6. Socioeconomic and Environmental6.6 > Environmental harm1 - Pre-deployment

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Domain6. Socioeconomic and EnvironmentalThe broad risk area this belongs to.

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Domain6. Socioeconomic and Environmental
Subdomain6.6 > Environmental harm
Entity3 - Other
Intent2 - Unintentional
Timing1 - Pre-deployment
CategoryEnvironmental, economical, and societal challenges
SubcategoryEnvironmental cost (water consumption)

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