Observed arrival · 2026-08-26
Harbour Journal’s Quiet File on AI’s Physical Costs
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A Toronto-based publication presenting investigations into artificial intelligence, electricity, heat, water, and infrastructure.
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The publication organizes its visible reporting around the material demands of AI: electricity, cooling heat, water, and compute cost. Its archive lists five dated pieces, including articles on data-centre power and rack temperatures, while the homepage supplies specific scale markers such as 700 W for a high-end GPU under load and 2–5 L of evaporated water per kWh at some sites. Harbour Journal also states that it declares funding and excludes chip- and cloud-industry shareholders.
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