How Much Energy Does Google's AI Use? We Did the Math
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alphabetatangoAuthor
4 months ago
The main number seems to be that a single text query takes about 0.24 Wh, which is as much energy as 9 seconds of TV. They say they had a 33-fold drop in energy use in just one year.
ChrisArchitect
4 months ago
[dupe] Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44972808
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