Big Tech is Thirsty: Microsoft used over 22 billion litres of water in 2022 to power AI, Google 7 billion February 26, 2024 Linux, Open Source, & anti Microsoft newsWorking with AI has always been resource-intensive, especially when it comes to water and electricity. However, the recent AI boom has caused Microsoft to increase its water consumption by 34%, Google by 22% and Meta by 3% as of 2022. View Full Article