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A town becomes AI for one day in a bid to save its water.

AI has huge potential. But irresponsible use has a real environmental cost, especially in water stressed communities like Quilicura, Chile.

To make that invisible impact visible, residents became “human AI” for a day, answering prompts and creating content manually with local artists.

The initiative turned a complex issue into a human, tangible story, showing how everyday AI use can affect local water resources.

A town becomes AI for one day to save its water resources
Forbes
How a unique 'chatbot' is helping a small Chilean community push back on AI
Fast Company

Results

25K+
prompts received
78
countries
76.1M
global each in one day
12.5K
liters of water saved
A chatbot entirely powered by humans, not artificial intelligence? This Chilean community shows why.
Associated Press
A man and woman standing in the water with laptops
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