The massive computer clusters powering artificial intelligence consume vast quantities to answer the world’s queries, but how is Big Tech redressing the balance?

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

  • @[email protected]English
    7•1 day ago

    I’ve run an LLM on my desktop GPU and gotten decent results, albeit not nearly as good as what ChatGPT will get you.

    Probably used less than 0.1Wh per response.

    • @MonsieurmoucheEnglish
      1•4 hours ago

      Is this for inferencing only? Do you include training?

      • @[email protected]English
        1•3 hours ago

        Inference only. I’m looking into doing some fine tuning. Training from scratch is another story.