AI Water Use Rivals Bottled Water Industry, Study Finds

Responding to the climate impact of generative AI

MIT experts discuss strategies and innovations aimed at mitigating the amount of greenhouse gas emissions generated by the training, deployment, and use of AI systems, in the second in a two-part series on the environmental impacts of generative artificial intelligence.

Environmental impact and net-zero pathways for sustainable artificial intelligence servers in the USA - Nature Sustainability

The rapidly increasing demand for generative artificial intelligence (AI) models requires extensive server installation with sustainability implications in terms of the compound energy–water–climate impacts. Here we show that the deployment of AI servers across the United States could generate an annual water footprint ranging from 731 to 1,125 million m3 and additional annual carbon emissions from 24 to 44 Mt CO2-equivalent between 2024 and 203…

Where Will New Data Center Power Be? And How Will It Work?

Multi-gigawatt data centers need self-supply, grid backups, revolution.

AI’s water and electricity use soars in 2025

AI data centers are using growing amounts of electricity and water, research shows, although companies aren’t divulging many details.

Artificial Intelligence: Big Tech’s Big Threat to Our Water and Climate

By 2028, U.S. AI may use as much electricity as 28 million households, with serious consequences for our water and climate.

AI’s hidden carbon and water footprint - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

By 2025, AI could be responsible for as much CO₂ as New York CIty and consume the same amount of water as all bottled water drunk worldwide each year.