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“Making an image with generative AI uses as much energy as charging your phone | MIT Technology Review”
https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/12/01/1084189/making-an-image-with-generative-ai-uses-as-much-energy-as-charging-your-phone/
> Luccioni says she hopes the research will encourage people to be choosier about when they use generative AI and opt for more specialized, less carbon-intensive models where possible.
'Use smaller, more specialised models' was literally one of the main recommendations I put in my book a year ago 😎
https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/12/01/1084189/making-an-image-with-generative-ai-uses-as-much-energy-as-charging-your-phone/
> Luccioni says she hopes the research will encourage people to be choosier about when they use generative AI and opt for more specialized, less carbon-intensive models where possible.
'Use smaller, more specialised models' was literally one of the main recommendations I put in my book a year ago 😎