News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on ChatGPT consumes 25 times more energy than Google. Parent comment

Re:ChatGPT consumes 25 times more energy than Google by fahrradflucht on Tuesday May 14, 2024 @12:30PM (#40356979)
I think there are still _a lot_ of use cases that are currently prohibitively expensive for which increased efficiency will immediately induce matching demand.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:ChatGPT consumes 25 times more energy than Google by j45 on Tuesday May 14, 2024 @12:40PM (#40357110)
Fair point. I think the lagging indicator is how much alternate models are becoming capable using less horsepower.
[ Parent | on HN ]