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5 second AI video for 3.4 Mega Joules of energy
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this post was submitted on 13 Mar 2026
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Who the hell measures energy in joules?
That's a little under 1kWh. Or playing your gaming PC for 3 hours.
Or ~100 hours of my laptop doing simple tasks.
I'd much prefer to pay an artist to be using their PC for three hours than a corporation
Also those 3 hours count as "practicing."
Imagine if we counted "training" in this energy cost.
1kWh 3hrs playtime. Not on gaming PC of today. Only my 32" 240Hz display itself consumes more than that.