Every prompt has a thirst – The real-time global AI water consumption index

Summary: Waterbuss visualizes the environmental water cost of large language models by providing a live global counter, a personal footprint calculator, and 3D interactions. It tracks water consumption linked to AI compute in real time and offers an open-source dashboard to quantify individual prompt usage impact.

What it does

Waterbuss displays real-time liters of water consumed by global AI compute and lets users calculate their annual water footprint based on daily prompt usage. It also generates digital receipts for sharing consumption data.

Who it's for

Users interested in understanding and quantifying the environmental impact of their AI prompt usage, including developers and researchers.

Why it matters

It reveals the hidden physical water cost of AI prompts, making the environmental impact of LLMs visible and measurable.