The Hidden Environmental Cost of AI
Artificial Intelligence is powerful. But not free.
Discover the hidden costEach interaction with artificial intelligence — whether generating text, images, code, or answering a question — consumes water, electricity, and emits CO₂. Behind every AI tool, from chatbots to image generators, lie massive data centers that power these computations. Here are real-time estimates of this invisible environmental cost.
For comparison
💧 Estimated water consumed by 1 million humans / year
730,000,000 L
⚡ Estimated electricity consumed by 1 million humans / year
2,200,000,000 kWh
🌍 Estimated CO₂ emitted by 1 million humans / year
6,000,000,000 kg CO₂e