Research Survey · ~3 minutes

How Are You Thinking About AI's Hidden Resource Costs?

AI tools consume significant energy and water resources — but how much varies wildly, and most of us have limited visibility into the tradeoffs. This survey explores how individuals and organizations are (or aren't) weighing the resource costs of AI adoption.

Your responses are anonymous unless you opt in to a follow-up conversation at the end.

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About You

1. Which best describes your role?
2. What type of organization do you work in?
3. Years of professional experience
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Your AI Usage

4. How frequently do you use AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Midjourney, Copilot, etc.) in your work?
5. What do you primarily use AI tools for?

Select all that apply

6. How would you describe your personal stance on AI adoption?
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Resource Awareness

7. Before this survey, how aware were you that AI tools consume significant energy and water resources?
8. Has the environmental or resource cost of AI ever come up in a professional context at your organization?
9. Does your organization track the financial cost of AI tool usage (API spend, token costs, per-seat licensing)?
10. When your team or organization decided to adopt an AI tool, which of the following were considered?

Select all that apply

11. If you learned a specific AI task consumed 10× the energy or water of the non-AI alternative, would that change how you used it?
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Optional Follow-Up

12. Would you be open to a 20-minute conversation about how you and your organization think about AI adoption tradeoffs?

If yes, leave your email or LinkedIn URL below. This is the only identifying information collected.

Responses are anonymous. No cookies or tracking beyond what you voluntarily provide.