Naturally, we need to temper the excitement about AI's benefits with an understanding of the downsides. We know that AI companies are using huge amounts of electricity to run their servers, but I had not considered the impact on water supplies especially in some of the drought-impacted places in which these companies are expanding.
This article tells the story plainly: https://www.context.news/ai/video/forget-jobs-ai-is-coming-for-your-water?s=09