Ordinary AI Text Prompts Use Little Electricity. But Total Demand Is Surging.
中文摘要
单次AI文本提示能耗较低，但随着复杂任务增加和用户规模扩大，总电力需求正迅速飙升。
English Summary
While single AI text prompts use little electricity, total energy demand is surging due to complex tasks and massive global usage.
Original Excerpt
A typical text prompt uses about 0.3 watt-hours. Reasoning, agents, images, video-and billions of daily uses-change the picture. Continue reading on Medium »