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OpenAI will not disclose GPT-5’s energy use. It could be higher than past models (www.theguardian.com)

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[-] [email protected] 32 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I’m thinking otherwise. I think GPT5 is a much smaller model - with some fallback to previous models if required.

Since it’s running on the exact same hardware with a mostly similar algorithm, using less energy would directly mean it’s a “less intense” model, which translates into an inferior quality in American Investor Language (AIL).

And 2025’s investors doesn’t give a flying fuck about energy efficiency.

[-] [email protected] 27 points 3 days ago

And they don't want to disclose the energy efficiency becaaaause ... ?

[-] [email protected] 12 points 3 days ago

Because the AI industry is a bubble that exists to sell more GPUs and drive fossil fuel demand

[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Because, uhhh, whoa what's that? ducks behind the podium

[-] [email protected] 20 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

They probably wouldn't really care how efficient it is, but they certainly would care that the costs are lower.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago

I’m almost sure they’re keeping that for the Earnings call.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Do they do earnings calls? They’re not public.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

probably VC money, the investors going to want some answers.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

It also has a very flexible "thinking" nature, which means far far less tokens spent on most peoples responses.

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