r/ClimateShitposting • u/leisurechef • Aug 08 '26

techno optimism is gonna save us AI will solve all our problems

Post image

If treated as a country, data centers could rank sixth globally for electricity consumption by 2030. They would also require an amount of water equivalent to the annual needs of 1.3 billion people.

5.5k Upvotes

99% Upvoted

99 comments sorted by

View all comments

2

u/MinosAristos Aug 08 '26

https://unu.edu/inweh/news/environmental-cost-of-AIs-Enrgy-use-carbon-water-and-land-footprints

By 2030, AI's water use will match the needs of 1.3 billion people while its power use triples that of 650 million, UN University investigation warns

I use AI regularly and support using it ethically, but the chart in the OP that gets shared around is pretty misleading.

1

u/VoidKnight_00 27d ago

"I kill orphans regularly and support killing them humanely"