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AI to Double Data Center Power, Water Use by 2030, UN Researchers Say
Data centers are expected to consume twice as much power and water by 2030 as they expand to meet the surge in demand from artificial intelligence, U.N. researchers said on Wednesday. Unless governments heed the rising environmental costs of AI, …
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According to Insurance Journal’s source item, AI to Double Data Center Power, Water Use by 2030, UN Researchers Say, Data centers are expected to consume twice as much power and water by 2030 as they expand to meet the surge in demand from artificial intelligence, U.N. researchers said on Wednesday. Unless governments heed the rising environmental costs of AI, …
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