AI Compute Footprint

How much energy, space, water and CO₂ does it take to generate a:

Data-centre floor space

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Power draw

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Footprint in everyday terms

Compared with what — in already use

AI running on the

Every task, ordered by energy used

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WhatConfidenceWhySources
Assumptions and sources

    Infrastructure and grids

    FactorValueNoteSources

    Per person per year

    ItemCHUSWorldNoteSources

    Group sizes

    PresetSwitzerlandUSA

    All sources

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      Why I made this

      I wanted to understand what it takes to generate everyday AI tasks next to the footprint of things we already do.