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The Real Water Cost of AI Isn't Inside Data Centers. But Tech Companies Don’t Report It.
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13:26Now PlayingBig Tech claims AI data centers don’t use much water.
But data centers typically report the water used inside the facilities — we found them indirectly consuming 10x that amount.
We went to the drought-stricken West, where farmers now have to fight AI oligarchs for water.
Producer: Dan Lieberman
Editor: Leslie Atkins
Videographer: TK
Supervising Producer: Brady Welch
Video Production Manager: Isabel Atalaya
Video Production Coordinator: Jodi Clemens
Video Production Fellow: Astrid Dong
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