Are we allowed to like AI art?

[BradZax]

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Short answer: almond farming uses vastly more water than AI in the U.S.—by roughly 30–60× more each year depending on estimates.

Category Annual water use
Almond farming (California) ~1,000–1,800 billion gallons
U.S. AI/data centers ~17–30 billion gallons

Ratio:

Almonds use about 30–60× more water than AI data centers in the U.S.

AI’s water footprint is growing quickly, but it’s still tiny compared with large-scale farming.

If you want, I can also show a comparison with other foods (beef, rice, avocados)—some of those dwarf both almonds and AI.