Big Tech is Thirsty: Microsoft used over 22 billion litres of water in 2022 to power AI, Google 7 billion
Briefly

In recent years, major technology companies such as Microsoft, Google, and Meta have significantly escalated their utilization of water for cooling down data centres.
According to a study from the University of California, Riverside, there is an urgent need to uncover and address the undisclosed water footprint of AI models, particularly in light of escalating freshwater scarcity, prolonged droughts, and ageing water infrastructure.
Read at Firstpost
[
add
]
[
|
|
]