Overestimating AI's water footprint 17 April 2023·Updated: 19 April 2023 Researchers need to be more careful about the inputs into their models. Overestimates undermine the goal of reducing the environmental impact of IT.
Zero water in our data centers by 2030: mission impossible? 11 June 2021 My remarks from a panel discussion on data center water consumption: Zero water in our data centers by 2030: mission impossible?
How much water do data centers use? 10 June 2020·Updated: 16 February 2021 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?