alt Hacker NewsYeah for some reason AI energy use is so overreported. Using chatgpt for query does not even use two order of magnitude less energy compared to toasting a bread. And you can eat bread untoasted too if you care about energy use.
[1]: https://epoch.ai/gradient-updates/how-much-energy-does-chatg...
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KaiserPro • yesterday at 8:00 PM
From my estimation each second of gpt eats about 0.5-1.5 watthours
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How many slices of toast are you making a day?
If you fly a plane a millimeter, you're using less energy than making a slice of toast; would you also say that it's accurate that all global plane travel is more efficient than making toast?