[Saigonautica]

I just chose this step for calculations, as it's the most energy intensive part of my AI workflow. Upscaling / extending to get a usable result is really fast by comparison, and I only do it for a few images. It sort of rounds down to zero.

Most of the energy cost is how many images I have to generate to get a satisfactory one (say 100 with a decent prompt). Looking at the broader picture, the biggest energy cost of all is hiring a human designer for layout / typography and to produce print-ready files. Then managing the manufacturer, haha.

A bit off topic, but hopefully something that will brighten your day: I make physical products, so they have to be perfect (it also means I deal in DPI, not pixels). AI speeds up the number of concepts I can generate and send to contractors. I don't try to copy anyone's specific style, that would be boring. I'm sure there are less wholesome uses of this AI thing, but I feel like I've stumbled into something I'm comfortable with.

Believe it or not, I use all this to sell antiques. Like, genuine physical artifacts made by humans hundreds of years ago. I like to tell the story of the era they are from, bring it to life a little with printed supplements. No LLMs for the writing though, I do the research and writing myself, I enjoy it too much. I don't make much money with it, but it's fun, and a way to tell my country's history.