harm layer

Water

harm_water

Datacenter and thermal-generation freshwater consumption --- direct cooling withdrawal plus indirect water embedded in power generation. Measured as withdrawal, consumption, and basin stress concentration.

Interventions scored against this layer

Scale funding for interpretability and alignment research. 0.90
Expand frontier-lab compute capacity (chips, datacenters, networking). 0.20
Accelerate grid and generation buildout (permitting reform, interconnection, new generation). 0.40
Invest in AI workforce training and retraining programs. 1.00