Comment on AI is not bad for the environment in comparison with many other regular activities.
AnonomousWolf@lemmy.world 2 weeks agoCheck the sources, that does account for training.
Even if we went with 10wh, it’s still a drop in the bucket compared to other lifestyle choices we make
balsoft@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
The 3Wh figure is pretty much “pulled out of the ass”. Looking at other sources listed, it does seem true that similar-sized models use ~2-3Wh per query, amortized training included. So yeah I concede the point.