Why using ChatGPT is not bad for the environment - a cheat sheet
andymasley.substack.com
The numbers clearly show this is a pointless distraction for the climate movement

Please actually read the article before downvoting me into oblivion, or debunk it before just shouting AI = BAD I’m also against AI for privacy reasons, but can we please stop pretending that it’s destroying the environment.

  • sbv@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    6 days ago

    It would be fantastic if our other GHG-producing activities were held to the same level of criticism as AI.

    You’re gonna get downvotes defending AI on Lemmy - our Overton window is *tiny*.

    A ChatGPT prompt uses 3 Wh. This is enough energy to:

    Leave a single incandescent light bulb on for 3 minutes.

    Leave a wireless router on for 30 minutes.

    Play a gaming console for 1 minute.

    Run a vacuum cleaner for 10 seconds.

    Run a microwave for 10 seconds

    Run a toaster for 8 seconds

    Brew coffee for 10 seconds

    Use a laptop for 3 minutes. ChatGPT could write this post using less energy than your laptop uses over the time you read it.