{"id":32867,"date":"2026-07-01T06:36:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T04:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=32867"},"modified":"2026-07-01T06:36:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T04:36:27","slug":"ai-uses-our-drinking-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2026\/07\/ai-uses-our-drinking-water\/","title":{"rendered":"AI Uses Our Drinking Water"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 \u2014 Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over one billion messages are sent to AI chatbots every day, and every interaction requires water to support the data centers that power these systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As AI use continues to grow, experts are raising concerns about its increasing demand for freshwater resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the video to learn why AI uses water and why its water consumption is expected to increase in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"How AI uses our drinking water  - BBC World Service\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b0C56yqIkbk?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What does \u201c<strong>to chuck in<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201c<em>ChatGPT is just one AI bot. <\/em><strong><em>Chuck in<\/em><\/strong><em> Gemini, DeepSeek, Claude, and others.<\/em>\u201d Use the phrase in a sentence. Give a synonym.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What does \u201c<strong>striking though it is<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201d<strong><em>Striking though it is<\/em><\/strong><em>, some experts are more than a little skeptical of Sam Altman\u2019s estimate on water usage.<\/em>\u201d Use the idiom in a sentence. Give a synonym.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What do the terms \u201c<strong>oriented task<\/strong>\u201d and \u201c<strong>backup-oriented task<\/strong>\u201d mean in AI? \u201d<em>Can we launch satellites that can at least do some more <\/em><strong><em>backup-oriented<\/em><\/strong><em> or other <\/em><strong><em>oriented tasks<\/em><\/strong><em>? <\/em>\u201d Use the terms in sentences.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What are the potential environmental consequences of AI\u2019s water consumption?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Should tech companies be required to disclose how much water their AI systems use? 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