[rvz]

Claude decided to take an extra day off, after going on vacation yesterday [0] and when Codex went and took a longer break the day before that.

No wonder the amount of water that both Claude and Codex are taking they also need so many frequent hydration breaks.

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49056739

[ModernMech]

And I was told that AI is superior to humans because they don't need rest!

[ACCount37]

Can we not do the "AI is drinking all the water" bullshit at least on HN?

[breezybottom]

If you want a safe space, try the Fox New comments.

[rvz]

There are many sources that already document it being true so we both know it is not bullshit. [0][1][2]

So you think that the water that comes out of these data centers is safe for humans once released and the mass consumption of them is not a concern?

Sounds like a way to sweep this environmental issue under the rug.

[0] https://theoec.org/news-and-information/behind-the-data-boom...

[1] https://fieldreport.caes.uga.edu/publications/TP121/how-data...

[2] https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-data-centers-water-use-901e29...

[ACCount37]

Sounds like a way to distract from the real environmental issues with yet another "plastic straws" debacle. A fake issue that makes for some nice headlines in the media - but when you run the numbers, it obviously doesn't matter and never did.

Distract from the real issues like, you know. Clean energy projects in the US being throttled on federal level due to lobbying by the oil companies - lobbying that borders on regulatory capture. At the time when the oil prices are rising globally - and the demand for energy in the US is rising too.

Unfortunately, you can't stop an environmentalist from throwing his weight behind the cause that's being promoted the loudest. So influence groups can just push one meaningless "headline cause" after another, and keep them distracted from anything that matters in perpetuity.