Hi Product Hunt! I’m the maker behind Waterbuss. The "Why" We use AI tools every day to code, write, and create. But recently, I read a research paper (UC Riverside) that shocked me: GPT-4 drinks water. A lot of it. I realized that every prompt we type has a physical cost in the real world that is completely invisible to us. The "What" So, I built Waterbuss. It’s not just a static page; it’s a living, breathing dashboard designed to visualize this impact. Live Global Counter: Tracking the liters consumed by global compute per second. Impact Calculator: Enter your daily prompt usage to see your annual water footprint. Viral Receipt: Generate a "Digital Receipt" of your consumption to share on X. Open Source: We believe in transparency, so the code is public. The "Ask" I’d love for you to try the Impact Calculator. What is your estimated annual footprint? 100L? 1,000L? Drop your number in the comments below! I'm here all day to answer your technical questions about our methodology and the stack (Next.js 14 + Tailwind). Let’s build a sustainable AI future together.

Every prompt has a thirst

The real-time global AI water consumption index.

The real-time global AI water consumption index.