Water agencies stress need to consider data center resource impacts in AI action plan

Suppliers of the nation’s drinking water are beseeching White House officials to help assess and mitigate the impact of AI-related data centers on water resources, under the Trump administration’s upcoming artificial intelligence action plan.

The water and energy demands of data centers are presenting a significant challenge for policymakers at all levels of government, amid the push by industry and federal officials to accelerate AI development to power economic growth and prevail in a head-to-head competition with China for technological...