“What if data centers were to be seen through the lens of the hydrocommons, where myriads of bodies of water are interconnected—from fish, insects, mammals, and microorganisms, to mountains, dams, humans, and servers?

We might see water evaporate as a large language model is trained. We might see bodies of algae glow when data centers let their hot water run off into lakes. We might see crayfish being flash flooded by energy-hungry, dam-triggering AI-movie productions…