El País: AI Could Consume as Much Water in 2030 as 1.3 Billion People
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El País reports projections that AI's water consumption by 2030 could equal the annual usage of 1.3 billion people, driven by data center cooling demands. The figure adds quantitative weight to the sustainability case behind data center moratoriums now spreading across US states. It's a sharp environmental data point amid the $700B infrastructure buildout.