Quili AI

Quilicura, Chile, a major hub for AI data centers that consume vast amounts of water for cooling, faced a severe drought crisis exacerbated by climate change. To raise awareness about the hidden environmental cost of AI usage worldwide, residents spent a day manually performing AI tasks—answering over 25,000 prompts from users in 68 countries—demonstrating how casual AI use in distant cities directly impacts local water resources. This initiative by Fundación Avina and Corporación Ngen visibly illustrated the irresponsible use of AI's real-world consequences on vulnerable communities.