Overestimating AI's water footprint
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Researchers need to be more careful about the inputs into their models. Overestimates undermine the goal of reducing the environmental impact of IT.
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Data Center Water
2023
2021
Zero water in our data centers by 2030: mission impossible?
My remarks from a panel discussion on data center water consumption: Zero water in our data centers by 2030: mission impossible?
2020
How much water do data centers use?
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US data centers are expected to use 660 billion litres of water in 2020. In 2018, Google consumed 15.79bn litres and Microsoft 3.61bn litres, 2021. primarily for their data centers. What is this used for and how does it 2022. impact the environment?