<p>Feels like the massive spike in water consumption by data centres underpinning AI is a Bad Thing that needs to be talked about more, irrespective of whichever tech bro is the brand face. </p><p>Hard to jump on the hype train when it seems like yet more profit acceleration for the few while obscuring the underlying costs for the many.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2023-11-15/artificial-intelligence-guzzles-billions-of-liters-of-water.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">english.elpais.com/technology/</span><span class="invisible">2023-11-15/artificial-intelligence-guzzles-billions-of-liters-of-water.html</span></a></p>