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  • Do we know how energy usage of AI compares to other daily tasks?

    Like: rendering a minute of a fully animated film, flying from L.A. to New York, watching a whole series on Netflix, scrolling this site for an hour, or manufacturing a bottle of tylenol?

    How does asking AI “2+2” compare to generating a three second animation in 1080p? There has to be a wide gamut of energy use per task.

    And then the impact would depend on where your energy comes from. Which is a whole other thing, we should be demanding cleaner, more efficient energy sources.

    A quick search on energy consumption by AI brings up a list of articles repeating the mantra that it’s substantial, but sources are vague or non-existent. None provide details to be able to confidently answer any of the above questions.

    That’s not to say AI doesn’t consume significant power, it’s saying most people don’t regulate their lives by energy consumption.



  • You know what? I was so out of brain this morning I stared at that for a whole minute wondering if it was right. I write for work every goddamn day and I was like “WTF… how did I forget this. I use these words EVERY DAY.” I knew until I thought about it.

    I almost looked it up but then was like… no, 50/50 shot and everyone will know what I mean. No one will point it out.