The Water And Energy Impact Of AI: Some Comparisons

A Forbes analysis by contributor John Werner finds that AI's environmental costs vary widely, with data centers consuming significant water and energy, but smarter placement, scheduling, hardware, and design can improve sustainability. The article compares the resource use of AI models to everyday activities, highlighting that a single ChatGPT query uses about 10 times more energy than a Google search, and training a large model like GPT-3 can consume millions of liters of water.