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How is Artificial Intelligence Linked to Water Waste? 🌊🤖 Our recent article in Ecology & Environment, in collaboration with the Askola environmental research program, reveals a hidden environmental cost of AI: its significant water footprint. 💡 The Challenge: AI computations in data centers require constant cooling, primarily using water. Much of this water evaporates, contributing to water scarcity. 💧 The Impact: Research shows a single ChatGPT-generated 100-word email can consume over 0.5L of water. Weekly use could waste 27L annually. 🌍 Solutions: Developing water-efficient cooling technologies but also using AI tools mindfully Read more: https://lnkd.in/denqfnNK Israel Society of Ecology and Environmental Sciences (ISEES) ‏‏Yuval ShnaidmanGilad Blank‏ ‏ Noam El al #sustainability #AI #datacenters

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