AI's Environmental Footprint

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Across
  1. 1. Suffix to add to a Google query to remove the AI Overview (starts with a spelled out mathematical sign)
  2. 5. A project name for a new venture to build 20 large data centers that would consume 15 gigawatts of power
  3. 9. Tech company that, unlike others, only reports its Water Usage Effectiveness
  4. 12. A type of sustainable energy infrastructure Amazon is investing in
  5. 15. A pledge by tech companies to put more water back into the environment than they use
  6. 16. Huge buildings filled with computers for AI and cloud storage
Down
  1. 2. An energy source that companies like Amazon, Meta, and Alphabet are supporting to triple its global supply by 2050
  2. 3. The biggest water consumer among big tech companies, using 6.4 billion gallons in 2023
  3. 4. Abbreviation for a metric Amazon uses to report its water use, instead of total gallons
  4. 6. Oregon city where Google's first data center caused local water levels to drop significantly
  5. 7. A sustainability goal for carbon emissions pledged by Google, Microsoft, and Meta for 2030
  6. 8. Resource consumed in vast quantities for cooling computers in data centers
  7. 10. Senator who introduced a bill for federal standards to measure AI's environmental footprint
  8. 11. A measure of power; the Stargate project is projected to consume 15 of these
  9. 13. Format of most basic AI response — easier on energy and simpler than generating images or video. (4 letters)
  10. 14. A major tech operator, along with Google, Amazon, and Meta, that has pledged to be water-positive by 2030