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‘Thirsty’ ChatGPT uses four times more water than previously thought (www.thetimes.com)

submitted 2 days ago by cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Writing a 100-word email using ChatGPT (GPT-4, latest model) consumes 1 x 500ml bottle of water It uses 140Wh of energy, enough for 7 full charges of an iPhone Pro Max

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[–] areyouevenreal@lemm.ee 3 points 16 hours ago

Mainly because energy and data centers are both expensive and companies want to use as little as possible of both - especially on the energy side. OpenAI isn't exactly profitable. There is a reason companies like Microsoft release smaller models like Phi-2 that can be run on individual devices rather than data centers.