Spot birds not golf
Google consumed 10.9 billion gallons of water in 2025 for AI infrastructure
Simon Willison highlights Google's 2025 water consumption of 10.9 billion gallons (~30M gallons/day) for AI data centers, framing it with a satirical proposal to convert golf courses into parks as an offset. While the underlying data point on hyperscaler water use is a real and growing concern, the post is primarily a lighthearted commentary rather than a substantive industry development.