🤖 AI vs the Real World 🤖

The resources being used by AI is often the reason that people are hesitatn to try it… but how bad is it? I really wanted to know this for my own use so I built this calculator.

Please note: This gives a guide but a lot of the data is so variable that I have gone for a ‘best’ and ‘worst’ case scenarios rather than finding an average. This allows you to pick your outlook and see the calculations for that approach.

AI Resource Comparison Tool

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Environmental data varies widely between studies. Rather than use an average you have the choice to use the optimistic (best case) scenario or the pessimistic (worst case) scenario:

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ChatGPT Queries

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Hamburgers

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💡 Put This in Perspective

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⚠️ Note: These estimates are based on current research and industry data. Values represent typical usage patterns and may vary based on specific implementations, data center efficiency, and local energy sources.

Sources

https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/cleaning-couture-whats-your-jeans

https://smartly.ai/blog/the-carbon-footprint-of-chatgpt-how-much-co2-does-a-query-generate

https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/data-center/h100/

https://energysavingtrust.org.uk/advice/kettles/

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aaq0216

https://www.wrap.ngo/resources/report/valuing-our-clothes-cost-uk-fashion

https://www.levistrauss.com/sustainability/

https://energysavingtrust.org.uk/advice/home-appliances/