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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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[–] Zementid@feddit.nl 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Maybe it's a valid measure in the future, albeit 500ml would be enough to power New York for a day (the state) by means of fusion.

[–] nutsack@lemmy.world 4 points 3 hours ago

perplexity.ai says that one chat GPT query consumes half a liter of water O_O

im imagining a rack of servers just shooting out a fire hose of water directly into the garbage 24 hours a day