AI's Thirst for Water: Data Centers Pose Growing Public Health Risks Amid Expansion

As data centers, which consume vast amounts of water globally, expand, their impact on sanitation, inequality, and disease is emerging as a serious and under-addressed threat.

The word most associated with 'AI' (Artificial Intelligence) right now is perhaps 'bubble'. But we are slowly realizing that this is not just an economic time bomb; it also carries a significant risk to public health.