50名智利人手动给一个聊天室供电12小时, 在干旱期间暴露AI的水和能源成本。
50 Chileans powered a chatbot manually for 12 hours to expose AI’s water and energy costs amid drought.
智利Quilicura的大约50名居民经营了一个名为Quili.AI的人力聊天机,为期12小时,以突出人工智能的环境成本,特别是数据中心的水和能源需求。
About 50 residents of Quilicura, Chile, operated a human-powered chatbot named Quili.AI for 12 hours to highlight the environmental costs of artificial intelligence, particularly the water and energy demands of data centers.
该项目处理了超过25 000项全球请求,志愿人员手动回答问题并绘制图纸,如雪中的一个雪地槽,每次答复往往需要几分钟时间。
The project processed over 25,000 global requests, with volunteers manually answering questions and creating drawings, such as a sloth in the snow, often taking minutes per response.
该倡议由环境团体Corporación NGEN和倡导者Lorena Antiman组织,旨在提高人们对AI基础设施在受干旱影响地区(如收留主要技术数据中心的Quilicura)的紧张状况的认识。
Organized by environmental group Corporación NGEN and advocate Lorena Antiman, the initiative aimed to raise awareness about the strain AI infrastructure places on drought-affected regions like Quilicura, which hosts major tech data centers.
虽然技术公司声称它们进行了效率和环境投资,但在持续的干旱和野火中,人们仍然对水的使用感到关切。
While tech companies claim efficiency and environmental investments, concerns persist over water use amid ongoing droughts and wildfires.
该项目倡导有意识地使用人工智能,同时不否定其益处,强调透明度、人类协作以及数字便利带来的隐含环境负担。
The project promotes mindful AI use without rejecting its benefits, emphasizing transparency, human collaboration, and the hidden environmental toll of digital convenience.