AI & Tech
Why does AI use so much water, and why do the numbers disagree?
AI needs water to cool data centres and to generate power. Why per-prompt estimates run from five drops to a bottle, and what each figure counts.
AI tools, gadgets and the systems behind them, explained in plain English.
AI needs water to cool data centres and to generate power. Why per-prompt estimates run from five drops to a bottle, and what each figure counts.
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