The Register<p>Google games numbers to make AI look less thirsty</p><p>Datacenters' drinking habit exaggerated, claims report comparing apples to oranges AI's drinking habit has been grossly overstated, according to a newly published report from Google, which claims that software advancements have cut Gemini's water consumption per prompt to roughly five drops of water — substantially less than prior estimates.…<br><a href="https://geeknews.chat/tags/theregister" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theregister</span></a> <a href="https://geeknews.chat/tags/IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IT</span></a><br><a href="https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/08/22/googles_gemini_water/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">go.theregister.com/feed/www.th</span><span class="invisible">eregister.com/2025/08/22/googles_gemini_water/</span></a></p>