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Artificial intelligence guzzles billions of liters of water

“Artificial intelligence guzzles billions of liters of water”:

The growing thirst of data centers, which use water to cool their equipment, is beginning to cause tensions in the territories where they are located.

https://english.elpais.com/technology/2023-11-15/artificial-intelligence-guzzles-billions-of-liters-of-water.html

“The dirty secret of artificial intelligence”

The emergence of tools such as ChatGPT triggers warnings about a fivefold increase in global data center energy consumption.

https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2023-03-23/the-dirty-secret-of-artificial-intelligence.html