https://andymasley.substack.com/p/individual-ai-use-is-not-bad-for Using ChatGPT°hard word is not bad for the environment°hard word
The post goes on to, correctly, point out that various°hard word ChatGPT°hard word causes climate°hard word change arguments are so wrong as to be ignored°hard word. The energy requirements°hard word are still so small as to be ignorable°hard word, compared to the output°hard word product°hard word.
One "ChatGPT°hard word query°hard word" consumes°hard word 3 Watt-hours°hard word. This is about 30 seconds of production°hard word from one solar°hard word panel°hard word, 3 minutes of energy to run one television, or using your phone for 5 minutes.
The math shows there isn't an issue°hard word here.
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Also, the cost of LLMs°hard word includes°hard word the cost°hard word of the energy. When you are spending°hard word 1/100th°hard word of a cent°hard word on a query°hard word, you can be fairly confident it is not "destroying the environment°hard word".
For the various°hard word "o3" tests that supposedly cost°hard word thousands°hard word of dollars°hard word per°hard word query°hard word, that is less clear. But those tests are, obviously, ridiculous°hard word.