{"id":115145,"date":"2023-10-15T12:44:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-15T16:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=115145"},"modified":"2023-10-17T13:11:48","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T17:11:48","slug":"ai-water-consumption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/ai-water-consumption\/","title":{"rendered":"AI Water Consumption Is Getting Out of Hand"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>How much water does artificial intelligence (AI) use? Is the water consumption manageable, or is it contributing to a crisis?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AI systems like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/what-can-you-do-with-chatgpt\/\">ChatGPT<\/a> are consuming massive amounts of water, straining already stressed water resources. Some experts warn that continued, unfettered AI water use will fuel global <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/effects-of-water-scarcity\/\">water scarcity<\/a> problems\u2014which are already on track to reach crisis levels by 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s a look at AI water consumption, and the possible outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ai-water-consumption-is-rising\">AI Water Consumption Is Rising<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2022, ChatGPT guzzled enough water to fill <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/chatgpt-gpt4-iowa-ai-water-consumption-microsoft-f551fde98083d17a7e8d904f8be822c4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>over 2,500 Olympic swimming pools<\/strong><\/a>\u2014roughly one 16-ounce bottle of water for every 5 to 50 queries from each of its 100 million users. The exponential AI water consumption highlights Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems\u2019 alarming thirst and has sparked debate over curbing the technology\u2019s use before it drains limited reserves.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-ai-uses-water\">Why AI Uses Water<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>AI systems like ChatGPT require <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/chatgpt-gpt4-iowa-ai-water-consumption-microsoft-f551fde98083d17a7e8d904f8be822c4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">vast amounts of computing power<\/a> to analyze human language patterns and generate coherent text. This intensive process generates enormous heat that must be dissipated to prevent <a href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/microsoft-water-usage-ai-iowa-data-center-1850826419\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">computer shutdowns<\/a>. Data centers\u2014the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.veoliawatertechnologies.co.uk\/the-water-footprint-of-ai-data-centres\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">physical facilities<\/a> that house servers and storage that underpin ChatGPT and other chatbots\u2014frequently use water cooling systems to regulate temperatures. Water is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/news\/big-tech-had-a-water-problem-long-before-chatgpt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cheapest way to cool servers<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-much-water-are-ai-systems-using\"><strong>How Much Water Are AI Systems Using?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Historically, tech firms have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2023-07-26\/extreme-heat-drought-drive-opposition-to-ai-data-centers?sref=mIZ1p2Gz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">declined to share details<\/a> about their water consumption in individual centers, citing these data as trade secrets. However, companies like Microsoft and Google have begun sharing information about their water use recently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Microsoft\u2019s water use jumped <a href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/microsoft-water-usage-ai-iowa-data-center-1850826419\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1.7 billion gallons in a single year<\/a>.<\/li><li>Google used <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/google-water-use-soaring-ai-make-it-worse-data-centers-2023-7?op=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">5.6 billion gallons of water last year<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-view-1-ai-water-consumption-is-a-problem\"><strong>View 1: AI Water Consumption Is a Problem<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Environmental researchers and advocacy groups argue that excessive AI water use <a href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/microsoft-water-usage-ai-iowa-data-center-1850826419\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">strains local communities\u2019 drinking water supply<\/a>. Left unchecked, AI\u2019s growing water consumption will worsen stress on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/app\/article\/the-next-global-climate-challenge-managing-water-scarcity-shortform-explainers-shortform?sf_source=businessnewsletter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">municipalities, agriculture, and other industries<\/a> already grappling with drought and limited water supplies. This will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/federicoguerrini\/2023\/04\/14\/ais-unsustainable-water-use-how-tech-giants-contribute-to-global-water-shortages\/?sh=2b5109024939\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>exacerbate global water scarcity issues<\/strong><\/a>, which are projected to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/federicoguerrini\/2023\/04\/14\/ais-unsustainable-water-use-how-tech-giants-contribute-to-global-water-shortages\/?sh=2b5109024939\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reach crisis levels by 2030<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-view-2-ai-water-consumption-issues-are-manageable\"><strong>View 2: AI Water Consumption Issues Are Manageable<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>AI companies including Microsoft, Google, and OpenAI, acknowledge that they\u2019re using large amounts of water but frame the issue as a solvable challenge. Efforts they say they\u2019ve initiated and are exploring to mitigate the problem include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Funding and implementing <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/news\/big-tech-had-a-water-problem-long-before-chatgpt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>water replenishment projects<\/strong><\/a>, which tap into freshwater reserves but do so with the goal of extracting at a lower rate and with greater effectiveness.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>Investing in research to <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/news\/big-tech-had-a-water-problem-long-before-chatgpt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>improve AI systems\u2019 efficiency<\/strong><\/a>. Lowering AI models\u2019 energy requirements through <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconangle.com\/2023\/09\/10\/report-data-centers-guzzling-enormous-amounts-water-cool-generative-ai-servers\/#:~:text=Solutions%20to%20the%20problem%20include,data%20centers%20in%20the%20ocean.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">better algorithms and hardware<\/a> would cut water use by reducing the computing power and number of data centers.<\/li><li><strong>Using <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/futurism.com\/the-byte\/google-water-ai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>air-cooled<\/strong><\/a><strong> and <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2023\/05\/15\/ai_water_datacenter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>evaporative cooling<\/strong><\/a><strong> technologies<\/strong> in data centers located in water shortage-prone regions.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/siliconangle.com\/2023\/09\/10\/report-data-centers-guzzling-enormous-amounts-water-cool-generative-ai-servers\/#:~:text=Solutions%20to%20the%20problem%20include,data%20centers%20in%20the%20ocean.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Locating data centers in the ocean<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong> In 2018, Microsoft <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconangle.com\/2018\/06\/06\/microsoft-deployed-underwater-data-center-off-scottish-coast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">submerged a self-contained data center<\/a> in the waters off the coast of Scotland to take advantage of colder ocean floor temperatures. Two years later, the company reported substantial energy efficiency improvements as a result of the action.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-looking-ahead\"><strong>Looking Ahead<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Some experts express concern that AI companies\u2019 efforts to mitigate their excessive water use will be inadequate to meet the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/challenge-of-the-future\/\">challenges of the future<\/a> given current growth. They argue that <strong>water replenishment efforts <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/google-water-use-soaring-ai-make-it-worse-data-centers-2023-7?op=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>aren\u2019t a sustainable solution<\/strong><\/a><strong> if total consumption continues to rise exponentially, and that efficiency gains won\u2019t be able to keep pace indefinitely. <\/strong>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/news\/big-tech-had-a-water-problem-long-before-chatgpt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rapid growth in demand for computer power<\/a>, driven by AI, is a significant concern, doubling every 100 days and projected to increase more than a millionfold in the next five years with no sign of slowing. If unfettered AI expansion remains a top priority, negative environmental impacts are virtually unavoidable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How much water does artificial intelligence (AI) use? Is the water consumption manageable, or is it contributing to a crisis? AI systems like ChatGPT are consuming massive amounts of water, straining already stressed water resources. Some experts warn that continued, unfettered AI water use will fuel global water scarcity problems\u2014which are already on track to reach crisis levels by 2030. 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