Residents in Chile Operate Chatbot to Highlight Environmental Impact of AI Data Centers
About50residentsofacommunityoutsideChile’scapitalspentSaturdaytryingtheirbesttopoweranentirelyhuman-operatedchatbotthatcouldanswerquestionsandmakesillypicturesoncommand, inamessagetohighlighttheenvironmentaltollofartificialintelligencedatacentersintheregion.
智利首都郊外一個社區的約 50 名居民週六竭盡全力為一個完全由人類操作的聊天機器人供電，該機器人可以回答問題並根據指令製作滑稽的圖片，以此來強調該地區人工智能數據中心對環境造成的巨大影響。
The12-hourprojectfieldedmorethan 25,000 requestsfromaroundtheworld, organizedbyLorenaAntimanfromtheenvironmentalgroupCorporaciónNGEN.
這項為期 12 小時的計畫收到了來自世界各地的 25,000 多份申請，由環保組織 Corporación NGEN 的 Lorena Antiman 組織。
TheaimwastoencourageresponsibleAIuseandemphasizethehiddenwaterfootprintbehindAIprompting.
其目的是鼓勵負責任地使用人工智慧，並強調人工智慧提示背後隱藏的水足跡。
VolunteersworkedonlaptopsinacommunitycenterinQuilicura, amunicipalityattheurbanedgeofSantiago, addressingculture-specificquestionswithahumantouch.
在聖地牙哥市郊的奎利庫拉市的一個社區中心，志工們使用筆記型電腦，以人性化的方式解決與當地文化相關的問題。
Chilehasfacedseveredrought, andthere'sadebateabouttheheavycostsofAIusageintheregion, withbigtechcompanieslikeAmazon, Google, andMicrosoftinvestingindatacenters.
智利遭遇了嚴重的乾旱，而該地區人工智慧應用的高昂成本也引發了爭論，亞馬遜、谷歌和微軟等大型科技公司都在投資資料中心。
Somecompaniesclaimtheirdatacentersareenergy-efficientandfocusonwaterconservation, butconcernsoverwaterusagecontinue.
一些公司聲稱他們的資料中心節能高效，注重節約用水，但人們對用水量的擔憂仍然存在。
ThecampaignservesasaremindertoconsidertheenvironmentalimpactofAItechnologyandpromptmorethoughtfuluse.
該活動旨在提醒人們考慮人工智慧技術對環境的影響，並促使人們更加深思熟慮地使用人工智慧技術。
About 50 residents of a community outside Chile’s capital spent Saturday trying their best to power an entirely human-operated chatbot that could answer questions and make silly pictures on command, in a message to highlight the environmental toll of artificial intelligence data centers in the region.
The 12-hour project fielded more than 25,000 requests from around the world, organized by Lorena Antiman from the environmental group Corporación NGEN.
The aim was to encourage responsible AI use and emphasize the hidden water footprint behind AI prompting.
Volunteers worked on laptops in a community center in Quilicura, a municipality at the urban edge of Santiago, addressing culture-specific questions with a human touch.
Chile has faced severe drought, and there's a debate about the heavy costs of AI usage in the region, with big tech companies like Amazon, Google, and Microsoft investing in data centers.
Some companies claim their data centers are energy-efficient and focus on water conservation, but concerns over water usage continue.
The campaign serves as a reminder to consider the environmental impact of AI technology and prompt more thoughtful use.
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