ChatGPT 消耗多少水？
我一直很好奇像 ChatGPT 这样的 AI 模型对环境的影响，尤其是用水量方面。由于数据中心和冷却系统需要大量资源，有人知道运行 ChatGPT 需要消耗多少水吗？任何详细的解释或估算都十分感谢！
Gabriel Lawson
March 30, 2026 at 03:02 PM
我一直很好奇像 ChatGPT 这样的 AI 模型对环境的影响，尤其是用水量方面。由于数据中心和冷却系统需要大量资源，有人知道运行 ChatGPT 需要消耗多少水吗？任何详细的解释或估算都十分感谢！
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I read somewhere that AI training and inference can be energy-intensive, but the water footprint depends on the cooling technology and local climate of the data center location.
Great question! Water usage mainly comes from cooling data centers. Large data centers often use evaporative cooling which can consume thousands of liters per day.
It’s worth noting that some companies are moving toward waterless cooling technologies to reduce environmental impact.
OpenAI hasn't publicly released exact water usage figures for ChatGPT, but general estimates for cloud data centers suggest water use varies widely from 0 to 7 liters per kWh of electricity, depending on the cooling method.