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by meeton 41 days ago
> Asking ChatGPT a question uses approximately 10x as much energy as a traditional search engine

Traditional search engines use vanishingly little energy, and 10x vanishingly little is still very small.

> It is estimated that AI alone will evaporate between 4 and 7 billion cubic metres of water per year in 2027

ChatGPT has 1 billion users every week, so AI is adding 1% to their water usage?