Comment on Whether you use AI, think it's a "fun stupid thing for memes", or even ignore it, you should know it's already polluting worse than global air travel.

• Reygle@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Image/Video generation, analysis (them scrubbing the entire public internet) consumes far, far more than someone asking an AT “grok is this true”

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  • lets_get_off_lemmy@reddthat.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Do you have a source for this claim? I see this report by Google and MIT Tech Review that says image/video generation does use a lot of energy compared to text generation.

    Taking the data from those articles, we get this table:

    AI Activity	Source	Energy Use (per prompt)	Everyday Comparison
    Median Gemini Text Prompt	Google Report	0.24 Wh	Less energy than watching a 100W TV for 9 seconds.
    High-Quality AI Image	MIT Article	~1.22 Wh	Running a standard microwave for about 4 seconds.
    Complex AI Text Query	MIT Article	~1.86 Wh	Roughly equivalent to charging a pair of wireless earbuds for 2-3 minutes.
    Single AI Video (5-sec)	MIT Article	~944 Wh (0.94 kWh)	Nearly the same energy as running a full, energy-efficient dishwasher cycle.
    "Daily AI Habit"	MIT Article	~2,900 Wh (2.9 kWh)	A bit more than an average US refrigerator consumes in a full 24-hour period.

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    • MangoCats@feddit.it ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Another way of looking at this: A “Daily AI Habit” on your table is about the same as driving a Tesla 10 miles…

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