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[–] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Google processes over 5 trillion search queries per year. Attaching an AI inference call to most if not all of those will increase electricity consumption by at least an order of magnitude.

Edit: using their own 0.24Wh number, that equates to 1.2 billion kWh per year, or about the equivalent of 114,285 USA homes.

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