Last I read, the entire internet used less than 2% of the electricity we generate. Using the same amount of energy just for a spicy autocorrect is insane.

Less than 2% is somewhat a shitty framing.

I would say: "More than 1%!"

It is pretty insane to use 2% of global energy for that piece of shit technology, almost exclusive developed only to give more billions to billionaires and nothing else, at a time when we desperately need to minimise energy consumption.

I wonder what percent of people use AI. Because I think it would show just how crazy high that power usage is.

Hm, isn't the problem that a strained energy grid suddenly adds a lot of demand, also makes the prices skyrocket for ordinary poor people ? Its like they switch focus away from something.

Also, using global electricity statistics that includes Chinas gigantic energy budget, for a Western problem as the one above, seems biased af. The whole article smells a bit like paid content - propaganda - to me.

"In states such as Virginia, it’s more than one-quarter."

WTF

So, more than a %?

So using a more distributed Internet (instead of sticking all out services in data centers) would help balance that.