Thirsty AI: China’s data centres ‘drink’ 1300bn litres annually, to increase consumption to 3000bn a year

AI has a major water consumption problem, and it is not just Chinese tech companies that are consuming a copious amount of water. Google, for example, consumed 21.1 billion litres of water in 2022, and at least twice as much in 2023


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