The New Yorker cites calculations by Alex de Vries, a data scientist at the Dutch National Bank, who says that chatGPT is responding to about 200 million queries a day from users around the world. To carry out that “mission,” the chatbot consumes half a million kilowatt hours, or 17,000 times the amount of electricity an average American household uses every day.
Scientist Vries also said that if Google integrated generative AI technology into every search, it would consume about 29 billion kWh of electricity per year. This is more electricity than households in some countries consume in a year.
ChatGPT is performing about 200 million commands per day, consuming half a million kilowatt hours of electricity. Photo: OpenAI
Based on data released by the world’s leading chipmaker Nvidia, Vries estimates that the entire AI industry will consume 85-134 billion kWh of electricity per year. AI’s growing energy demands require a multi-pronged approach. Research into more energy-efficient AI models is an important first step.
Researchers are exploring ways to reduce power consumption for the AI industry, such as improving hardware, algorithms, and using renewable energy.
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