By 2027, global AI demand could withdraw 4.2β6.6 trillion litres of water.
Every AI calculation happens somewhere, and that infrastructure needs water.
The next major AI story may be water.
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Source: Li et al. | Projection
By 2030, the electricity powering global data centers could carry a water footprint of 9.3 trillion litres a year.
AI is digital. Its resource demand is not.
Water could define the AI era.
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Source: United Nations University | Projection