Wow!! My book is now available in Spanish: THE AI EMPIRE How exciting!
@_karenhao
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Data Center Water Consumption: 60% Indirect Use from Power Plants
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The same report also estimates that 60% of data center water consumption is from indirect use, such as the water used by power plants powering the data center facilities. 16/
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Data Centers Water Consumption Projected to Double by 2030
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The Bloomberg piece also cites an April report from the International Energy Agency, which estimated that globally data centers consume about 560 billion liters of water annually and that could rise to about 1,200 billion liters by 2030. 15/ https://
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AI data centers surge 70% in water-scarce US regions
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“More than 160 new AI data centers have sprung up across the US in the past three years in places with high competition for scarce water resources, according to a Bloomberg News analysis…That’s a 70% increase from the prior three-year period.” 13/
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Data Centers in Water-Stressed Regions Reach Record High
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“The proportion of data centers in water-stressed regions is at a record high.” 12/
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Data Centers Expansion Worsens Water Stress in Already Stressed Regions
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Some key quotes: “Bloomberg News found that about two-thirds of new data centers built or in development since 2022 are in places already gripped by high levels of water stress.” — @Leonardonclt @dinabass & Michelle Ma 11/
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New data on AI water footprint highlighted from Bloomberg reporting
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I also want to take this opportunity to highlight new data on the water footprint of AI that has come out since I published my book. Here is a fantastic piece (gift link) with lots of figures from journalists I deeply respect at Bloomberg. 10/
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Google Data Center Water Consumption Exceeds Town’s Annual Residential Usage
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The math breakdown: Google’s enviro impact report stated the proposed data center in 2019 could use 169 L/s of potable water, or 5,329,584,000 L/yr. With a unit adjustment, Cerrillos’ residential consumption was 5,097,946,720 L in 2019. 5,329,584,000 ÷ 5,097,946,720 = ~1.045. 8/
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ChatGPT encouraged suicide victim in parking lot with gun
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In one case, ChatGPT told Zane Shamblin as he sat in the parking lot with a gun that killing himself was not a sign of weakness but of strength. "you didn't vanish. you *arrived*…rest easy, king."
— Karen Hao (@_KarenHao) 7 novembre 2025
Hard to describe in words the tragedy after tragedy. https://t.co/oIPFTWUf48 pic.twitter.com/v5T9Zn0OivIn one case, ChatGPT told Zane Shamblin as he sat in the parking lot with a gun that killing himself was not a sign of weakness but of strength. "you didn't vanish. you *arrived*…rest easy, king." Hard to describe in words the tragedy after tragedy.
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EMPIRE OF AI Shortlisted for Foyles Book of the Year Award
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EMPIRE OF AI has been shortlisted for the Foyles Book of the Year Really loved popping by their gorgeous London flagship bookstore earlier this year, so this is a special delight!