Câtă apă consumă inteligența artificială? Problema uriașă a boomului AI și soluția giganților tech

Data centers powering artificial intelligence face significant water consumption challenges for cooling. As AI investments rise, companies aim to reduce water use through closed-loop cooling systems. However, this shift may increase energy demands. Estimates suggest global data centers consumed 222 billion liters of water in 2025, potentially tripling by 2030 without intervention. Nvidia's new cooling system could minimize water use, but energy efficiency remains a concern. Major tech firms like Microsoft and AWS are also adopting similar systems, yet their overall water usage has increased. The indirect water consumption for energy production and chip manufacturing complicates the issue further, highlighting the need for comprehensive solutions.