Chatting with DeepSeek can save 500 litres of water a day

The environmental impact of artificial intelligence (AI) has reached staggering levels. ChatGPT’s operations use up to half a litre of water for just 10-50 queries. AI systems could use 6.6 billion cubic metres of water annually by 2027, which equals six times Denmark’s water consumption.

DeepSeek’s innovative AI chatbot technology shows important efficiency improvements. Its system runs at a fraction of the resource consumption compared to conventional AI models. The training costs stay under $5.8 million versus the $98 million needed for GPT-4. A…