geeknik on Nostr: Generative AI's carbon footprint is no small matter. A study by Hugging Face and ...

Generative AI's carbon footprint is no small matter. A study by Hugging Face and Carnegie Mellon University highlights this, revealing that generating one image equals the energy used to fully charge a smartphone. 👀 But the devil's in the details: text generation is lighter on resources, using less energy than a fraction of a phone charge for 1,000 prompts. This insight into AI's environmental impact is crucial, especially when considering the massive scale of daily AI interactions worldwide.

https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/12/01/1084189/making-an-image-with-generative-ai-uses-as-much-energy-as-charging-your-phone/