AI's Role in Worsening Water Crisis
The rise of artificial intelligence is exacerbating the global water crisis, especially for billions of poor and working people who already lack access to clean water. AI's insatiable appetite for power and water, fueled by data centers predominantly located in the global south, is set to make the situation much worse.
Case Study: Colón, Mexico
In Colón, Mexico, home to Microsoft's first hyperscale data center campus in the country, the environmental costs of man-made climate change are already evident. The town of 67,000 is facing extreme drought, with dams drying up, farmers losing crops, and families depending on trucked and bottled water for daily needs.
Interview with Diana Baptista
Max Alvarez speaks with Diana Baptista, a data journalist at the Thomson Reuters Foundation in Mexico City, about Mexico's water crisis and the implications of AI and cloud computing on human and environmental well-being.
Additional Resources
For more information on the intersection of AI, water crisis, and environmental impacts, check out the links to related reports and articles mentioned in this piece.
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By: Maximillian Alvarez
Title: AI and Big Tech’s Impact on Global Water Crisis
Sourced From: therealnews.com/ai-data-centers-are-draining-water-from-this-drought-stricken-mexican-town
Published Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2024 17:47:21 +0000
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