Powering AI Could Soon Use as Much Water as 10 Million Americans

The rise of AI is changing the world in more ways than one. As this booming new industry revolutionizes the way we live and work, scientists are racing to quantify its environmental impact as well.

Projections for AI’s resource consumption and carbon emissions already paint a grim picture. A new study published Monday in the journal Nature Sustainability shows that AI server deployment across the U.S. could produce 26 million to 48 million tons (24 million to 44 million metric tons)…