A new UN report says that by 2030, the water used by Artificial Intelligence is expected to equal the needs of 1.3 billion people.
A damning UN report spells out the dire consequences of artificial intelligence on the environment, but it's not all bad news
Every time we switch on Netflix we are contributing to the enormous consumption of water, land and electricity needed to power artificial intelligence.
Whether we know it or not, the streamer is using AI to tailor our viewing.
Likewise, a simple Google search integrates an AI summary even when we don't ask for it, again using energy unnecessarily.
