AI Take Two

5. Huge buildings filled with computers for AI and cloud storage
8. A simple search method that uses less energy than asking an AI for basic information (2 words).
9. A major tech operator—along with Google, Amazon, and Meta—that has pledged to be net zero on carbon emissions by 2030 (though some experts view these as non-binding pledges for positive attention)
11. Suffix to add to a Google query to remove the AI Overview (starts with a spelled-out mathematical sign). A good habit to develop, since manual searches use less power than AI-generated ones!
12. A type of sustainable energy infrastructure Amazon is investing in
14. A measure of power; the Stargate project is projected to consume 15 of these
15. The biggest water consumer among big tech companies, using 6.4 billion gallons in 2023
16. Oregon city where Google's first data center caused local water levels to drop, using a quarter of all water available in town

1. Tech company that, unlike others, reports only its Water Usage Effectiveness
2. Abbreviation for a metric Amazon uses to report its water use, instead of total gallons
3. Senator who introduced a bill to establish federal standards for measuring AI’s environmental footprint
4. A pledge by tech companies to put more water back into the environment than they use
6. Project name for a new venture to build 20 large data centers that would consume the power equivalent of 15 cities the size of Philadelphia
7. A sustainability goal for carbon emissions pledged by Google, Microsoft, and Meta for 2030
10. Resource consumed in vast quantities to cool computers in data centers
13. An energy source that companies like Amazon, Meta, and Alphabet are supporting to triple in global supply by 2050
16. Format of the simplest type of AI response—easier on energy and simpler than generating images or video. Stick to this when possible!