We did the math on AI’s energy footprint. Here’s the story you haven’t heard.The emissions from individual AI text, image, and video queries seem small—until you add up what the industry isn’t tracking and consider where it’s heading next.#environmental impact#artificial intelligence#sustainability#AI#climate change#power consumption#generative AI#AI and environment#AI energy consumption#AI carbon footprint·technologyreview.com·May 26, 2025We did the math on AI’s energy footprint. Here’s the story you haven’t heard.
Revealed: Big tech’s new datacentres will take water from the world’s driest areasAmazon, Google and Microsoft are building datacentres in water-scarce parts of five continents#datacenters#environmental impact#sustainability#water footprint#digital infrastructure#infrastructure#climate change#power consumption#AI and environment#data centers and water·theguardian.com·Apr 23, 2025Revealed: Big tech’s new datacentres will take water from the world’s driest areas