Knowable Magazine on Nostr: 💧 The future of AI’s water usage hinges on decisions that tech companies, ...

💧 The future of AI’s water usage hinges on decisions that tech companies, engineers and policymakers will make in the coming years: where data centers are sited, their local energy infrastructure and climate, and how they’re designed.

“If you choose one set of choices, your number is going to be off the charts. You choose another set of choices, it’s going to be way down here." - Eric Masanet, data center sustainability researcher

✍️ Katarina Zimmer: https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/technology/2026/how-much-water-do-ai-data-centers-use