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Episode Synopsis
You might have heard that using a chatbot to write an email can use a cup of water. So how much water do the new AI data centres being built in Canada use? CBC’s Jonathan Montpetit wanted to find out. Instead, he found a murky business with little oversight. But there’s also growing opposition to big tech companies using public drinking water, just as climate change makes water more precious than ever.
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