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[–] -1 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I have a hard time believing that article’s guesstimate since Google (who actually runs these data centers and doesn’t have to guess) just published a report stating that the median prompt uses about a quarter of a watt-hour, or the equivalent of running a microwave oven for one second. You’re absolutely right that flights use an unconscionable amount of energy. Perhaps your advocacy time would be much better spent fighting against that.

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    And Google would never lie about how much energy a prompt costs, right?

    Especially not since they have an invested interest in having people use their AI products, right?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    ... They're kind of governed by law about what things they're allowed to tell their stockholders.

    And before you try to say otherwise, yes, laws that protect the ownership class are still being enforced.

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