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  "description": "Data centers could soon require the same amount of drinking water needed by the world's population for about 1.6 years.",
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  "textContent": "A new United Nations report warns that artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming a major consumer of electricity, water, land and critical minerals, creating environmental pressures that extend far beyond the technology sector and forcing governments to confront new questions about infrastructure, resource allocation and environmental governance.\n\nThe report, published on Wednesday by the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, argues the environmental consequences of AI have been significantly underestimated because public debate has focused largely on carbon emissions while overlooking water use, land requirements, supply chains and electronic waste.\n\n### This post is for subscribers only\n\nBecome a member to get access to all content\n\nSubscribe now",
  "title": "AI's growing appetite for energy and water raises governance questions",
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