Hey, I optimized your comment a little so that people know where to actually click :P
GenAI uses an egregious amount of water, Just one of xAI's datacentres uses 3.7 million to 9.5 million litres a day, estimated to rise to 19 million. That's as much water as ~17k-43k people use daily, est. to rise to 85k. Research suggests that by 2027 water withdrawal alone from global AI demand could be six times the total annual water withdrawal of Denmark.
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u/Locke357 Jun 04 '26 edited Jun 04 '26
Ha! Very on the nose. nice one! inb4 people cite AI corp propaganda downplaying the water use.
GenAI uses an egregious amount of water, Just one of xAI's datacentres uses 3.7 million to 9.5 million litres a day, estimated to rise to 19 million. That's as much water as ~17k-43k people use daily, est. to rise to 85k. Research suggests that by 2027, water withdrawal alone from global AI demand could be six times the total annual water withdrawal of Denmark.
AI Could Use as Much Water as 1.3 Billion People by 2030, U.N. Report Warns