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Re:The Gentle Singularity by apt-apt-apt-apt on Tuesday June 10, 2025 @11:56PM (#44244055)
GPT says: Unless you're a hamster hooked up to a Fitbit, it's more like 60–70W for a normal adult human. So the brain’s real power draw is more like 15–20W, not 5W

Resting energy usage in humans is ~1200–1500 kcal/day, or about 60–70 watts, depending on the person. Logic holds, estimate is just low

Re:The Gentle Singularity by hdjdbdirbrbtv on Wednesday June 11, 2025 @06:50AM (#44246203)
Lol thanks for the correction! like I said... it had been 20 years.. I misremembered the amounts :P