> [T]he only lasting fix to the problem of where to locate water-heavy infrastructure on a drying planet must involve reducing demand. This would require a reassessment of the speed and breadth of AI adoption into every facet of consumer life. From what we know of AI’s water footprint, it seems wreckless that Google, operator of the world’s most-used search engine, has integrated the technology into every search by default.
Source: Why We Don’t Know AI's True Water Footprint https://www.techpolicy.press/why-we-dont-know-ais-true-water-footprint/ #AI #Water #WaterCrisis #ClimateCrisis