Resources: Generative AI and Water
What is the state of our groundwater?
State of US groundwater: NYT: Uncharted Waters Investigation
Pre-generative AI US aquifer water quality: USGS Overview of water quality in principal aquifers, 2013-2021
State of International Aquifers: Nature: Rapid groundwater decline and some cases of recovery in aquifers globally
Real-time US water dashboard: USGS National Water Dashboard
How is water used for Generative AI?
Intro to data center water usage: PCMag: Big Tech Had a Water Problem Long Before ChatGPT
Deep dive into data center water usage: Dgtl Infra: Data Center Water Usage: A Comprehensive Guide
5% of data center energy powers compute: Villanova University COE: Proposing Solutions to Data Center Inefficiency
The electricity v. water conundrum: Fluence: Water’s Growing Importance in the Data Center Sector
How much water does Generative AI use?
Data transparency: Tech Policy Press: Why We Don’t Know AI's True Water Footprint
Data transparency: OECD.AI: How much water does AI consume? The public deserves to know
Generative AI water usage: UC Riverside News: AI programs consume large volumes of scarce water
ChatGPT water usage: Rolling Stone: AI Technology Guzzles Water: Enough to Fill 2,500 Olympic-Sized Pools
Estimating GenAI water footprint: Making AI Less "Thirsty": Uncovering and Addressing the Secret Water Footprint of AI Models
Measuring data center water consumption (2021): Nature: Data centre water consumption