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AI systems may have consumed up to 764.6 billion litres of water in 2025, counting data-centre cooling and power-plant use. The peer-reviewed estimate by Alex de Vries-Gao in Patterns exceeds global bottled-water sales. Uncertainty remains high due to incomplete corporate disclosures.
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