Microsoft's AI Thirst Highlights Massive Water Use; Writer Jokes About Replacing CEOs With ChatGPT

Microsoft's latest report shows its water usage has increased 30% as its AI operations expand, highlighting the massive amounts of water needed to cool AI data centers.
A study estimates it takes up to half a liter of water just to talk to ChatGPT briefly, and 700,000 liters were used to train GPT-3 over 2 weeks.
Tech writer Ed Zitron humorously suggests replacing vague CEOs who lack accountability with AI, arguing many executives just go to meetings and make arbitrary strategy decisions.
Zitron says LinkedIn users were split on his proposal, while Twitter users liked it, and he doubts companies will actually replace CEOs with AI.
Zitron argues generative AI like ChatGPT has the appearance of intelligence but no actual creativity, and is being pitched to companies mainly as a cost-saving measure.

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