3 problems with Google’s AI energy use data

3 problems with Google’s AI energy use data

Google just announced that a typical query to its Gemini app uses about 0.24 watt-hours of electricity. That’s about the same as running a microwave for one second—something that, to me, feels virtually insignificant. I run the microwave for so many more seconds than that on most days. I was excited to see this report come out, and I welcome more openness from major players in AI about their estimated energy use per query. But I’ve noticed that …

The Download: Google’s AI energy use, and the AI Hype Index – Mnnofa

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Google’s estimate of AI resource consumption leaves out too much

Figures published by Google last week minimizing the energy and water consumption of individual queries answered by its AI services are still not giving us the full picture of AI energy use, according to an article in MIT Technology Review on Thursday. The writer went on to raise further questions about AI’s resource consumption that enterprise IT leaders will need to consider in their budget and ROI calculations.  The article in Technology Revi…