AI Vs Animal Agriculture on Water Impact and Land Usage
The topic of how much fresh water, land and environmental destruction AI does is a big topic of today. It can be challenging to calculate because it depends on what activity you use AI for and how often, but the numbers are pretty clear that Animal Agriculture uses about hundreds of time more water, land, and environmental destruction.
Animal Agriculture is a much much bigger problem and has been around for a long time, with no hope of it becoming less wasteful or efficient. It really comes down to the consumers waking up and boycotting animal products.
A Drop in the Bucket: Comparing the Water Footprint of AI and The Cattle Industry
Below is a video that doesn’t mention animal agriculture, but does help put things in perspective by comparing data centers to Grass lawns and golf courses:
