UN chief demands tech giants ‘be honest’ about the hidden water, power, and carbon cost of the AI boom (opens original article in a new tab)

UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged AI companies to disclose environmental impacts of data centres and transition to renewable energy, launching a transparency initiative amid concerns over energy and water usage.

• UN chief António Guterres called on AI companies to disclose environmental costs of data centres
• He urged AI firms to use renewable energy for all data centres by 2030
• Guterres launched AI Environmental Transparency Initiative and called for methane emission reductions