AI's Unquenchable Thirst for Water Could Rival That of Some Nations | The Walrus
Large-scale AI expansion demands massive energy, prompting major tech firms to invest heavily in data centres and nuclear power to meet skyrocketing electricity needs.
AI's monstrous energy use is becoming a serious PR problem
Growing AI adoption markedly increases energy and water consumption, generating environmental guilt and growing resistance among some knowledge workers.
How to stop AI from straining networks | Computer Weekly
European network infrastructure is becoming the primary sustainability bottleneck as AI growth drives massive, heat-generating, power-intensive traffic and latency-sensitive demands.
Greening The Cloud: How AI is Reshaping Data Center Power Demands
AI-driven growth in data centers is sharply increasing electricity demand, straining grids and prompting major tech companies to consider nuclear power.
Google's per-prompt water-use figure for Gemini (0.26 ml) understates total water impact by excluding off-site water used for electricity generation and related cooling.
OpenAI will not disclose GPT-5's energy use. It could be higher than past models
In mid-2023, querying GPT-5 for a recipe could consume several to 20 times more energy than previous models, indicating increased resource demands for advanced AI responses.