# Red flag or red herring? Here's how AI’s power, water and carbon footprints stack up on a global scale

> Part one of our Keep Calm and Count the Kilowatts series showed how AI prompts are only a small portion of a person's daily power use. But with OpenAI alone now handling over 2.

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/ai-platforms-assistants/red-flag-or-red-herring-heres-how-ais-power-water-and-carbon-footprints-stack-up-on-a-global-scale?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=690160adb9608a52b0b74bf6)
- **Published:** 2025-10-29
- **Category:** AI & Bots
- **Tags:** #openai #global #power #scale #carbon #flag #footprints #herring
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