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Bar graph depicting the estimated energy consumption per request for various Al-powered systems compared to a standard Google search. Approximate consumptions are: Google search 0.3 Wh, ChatGPT 2.8 Wh, BLOOM 4 Wh, AI Google search State Research 6.8 Wh, AI Google search Semianalysis 8.8 Wh. Chart by Thomas Gaulkin / Datawrapper, from Alex de Vries, "The growing energy footprint of artificial intelligence," Joule, Volume 7, Issue 10, October 2023.

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Bar graph depicting the estimated energy consumption per request for various Al-powered systems compared to a standard Google search. Approximate consumptions are: Google search 0.3 Wh, ChatGPT 2.8 Wh, BLOOM 4 Wh, AI Google search State Research 6.8 Wh, AI Google search Semianalysis 8.8 Wh. Chart by Thomas Gaulkin / Datawrapper, from Alex de Vries, "The growing energy footprint of artificial intelligence," Joule, Volume 7, Issue 10, October 2023.
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Max Schalz (maxschalz@mastodon.opencloud.lu)'s status on Friday, 20-Dec-2024 13:16:06 JST Max Schalz

"[A] peer-reviewed analysis last year [...] estimated that if every Google search became an AI-powered Google search, Google’s AI alone could potentially require as much electricity as all of Ireland"
From "AI goes nuclear" by Dawn Stover in the Bulletin, an article discussing tech companies' plans to invest in nuclear energy to cover their huge energy demands.
https://thebulletin.org/2024/12/ai-goes-nuclear/
#AI #nuclear #energy #artificialintelligence #openai #google #microsoft #amazon

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