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In a first, Google has released data on how much energy an AI prompt uses (www.technologyreview.com)

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[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

There were people estimating 40w in earlier threads on lemmy which was ridiculous.

This seems more realistic.

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[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

40 watt hours.

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[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago

I think that figure came from the article, and was based on some very flawed methodology.

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