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Artificial intelligence and the environment: Putting the numbers into perspective - Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence and the environment: Putting the numbers into perspective - Artificial intelligence
Using AI does use energy, water, and other resources. But when you consider it as part of your decision-making, it's important to put it in perspective. Being on a Zoom call or watching Netflix for an hour uses more electricity and water than prompting ChatGPT numerous times.
2025#AI#environment#research
·nationalcentreforai.jiscinvolve.org·
Artificial intelligence and the environment: Putting the numbers into perspective - Artificial intelligence
Our approach to energy innovation and AI’s environmental footprint
Our approach to energy innovation and AI’s environmental footprint
Google published a technical report on the environmental impact of AI, including calculating the cost of training models (not just individual queries). They reported energy use much lower than many earlier estimates, partly due to improvements in efficiency.
Over a 12-month period, while delivering higher-quality responses, the median energy consumption and carbon footprint per Gemini Apps text prompt decreased by factors of 33x and 44x, respectively. Based on our recent analysis, we found that our work on efficiency is proving effective and the energy consumed per median prompt is equivalent to watching television for less than nine seconds.
2025#AI#technology#environment#sustainability
·blog.google·
Our approach to energy innovation and AI’s environmental footprint