Leaked Document Shows Amazon Strategized to Conceal Data Center Water Usage
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Summary
A leaked internal document reveals that Amazon strategized about concealing the true extent of its data centers' water usage from the public, concerned that higher numbers could damage its reputation. As the world's largest data center owner, Amazon is planning significant expansion for AI development despite growing concerns about water consumption for cooling these facilities.
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Company worried higher numbers could damage its reputation
The biggest owner of data centres in the world, Amazon dwarfs competitors Microsoft and Google and is planning a huge increase in capacity as part of a push into artificial intelligence.
Amazon operates hundreds of facilities worldwide, with many more planned despite concerns over how much water is being used to cool them.
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