The water problem is obviously hard to ignore. This piece does a good job illustrating how large the impact is.

We always think about the energy consumption, but large data centers gobble billion liters of water too. This would need to be improved.

This is one of the main problems with using those generative models as currently provided. It's time for the legislators to step up, we can't let a couple of players hoard energy and water for themselves.

Seriously this is an awesome and badly needed technology. Let's hope it spreads.