{"id":280578,"date":"2026-06-24T11:17:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T15:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/24\/ai-is-an-energy-and-water-hog-heres-what-you-can-do-to-counter-that\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T11:20:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T15:20:24","slug":"ai-is-an-energy-and-water-hog-heres-what-you-can-do-to-counter-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/24\/ai-is-an-energy-and-water-hog-heres-what-you-can-do-to-counter-that\/","title":{"rendered":"AI is an energy and water hog, here’s what you can do to counter that"},"content":{"rendered":"

AI is an energy and water hog, here’s what you can do to counter that<\/a><\/p>\n

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Publish Date: 2026-06-24 11:17:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: vancouver.citynews.ca<\/a><\/p>\n

WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 As the world tries to curb human-caused climate change and not run dry of water, every online query is increasing our environmental footprint and exacerbating the problem.<\/p>\n

Artificial intelligence and the data centers they require use growing amounts of energy and are water hogs \u2014 and AI companies aren\u2019t transparent about how much of those resources they use, experts said. So each time you turn to the internet and seek an AI-fueled response, it\u2019s gobbling up precious resources.<\/p>\n

\u201cAI is going in the opposite direction to decarbonization efforts,\u201d said cognitive computer scientist Sasha Luccioni, co-founder and chief scientific officer of the Sustainable AI Group. \u201cWe should be thinking about where we are going towards. If you\u2019re recycling and a vegan but then you\u2019re using ChatGPT to do your multiplication for you, well that\u2019s kind of against the trend.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s like one other thing among many to think about when you\u2019re like developing these daily habits,\u201d Luccioni said. \u201cIt is not too late. You are not obliged to use AI for everything. You can opt out, you can have a say and you can kind of just like think about how you engage with this technology.\u201d<\/p>\n

But she also said Big Tech companies are making it hard by \u201cintegrating generative AI into everything. \u2026 There\u2019s like this bait-and-switch going on. I feel that nowadays you use the same tools that you used to use, but now they\u2019re generative AI.\u201d<\/p>\n

There are a few ways climate conscious individuals aren\u2019t completely powerless, said several experts in water use, artificial intelligence, data center placement and environmental sustainability.<\/p>\n

Use AI less<\/p>\n

The advice from experts is simple: Just use AI less often.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe cleanest form of AI use is no use,\u201d Kaveh Madani, a water scientist and director of the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health in Canada. \u201cSo when you could avoid using AI, don\u2019t…<\/p>\n

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