"Can we calculate the energy cost of AI models available as services online? The truth is-we can't, not without access to their datacenters."
If "AI" energy use is nothing to be concerned about, as alleged by the top comment, then the "AI" companies might benefit from releasing data showing the (low) energy and water consumption. As it happens, none of them will release the data public wants about energy consumption. It is believed this withholding of data is intentional.
If "AI" energy use is nothing to be concerned about, as alleged by the top comment, then the "AI" companies might benefit from releasing data showing the (low) energy and water consumption. As it happens, none of them will release the data public wants about energy consumption. It is believed this withholding of data is intentional.
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https://news.mit.edu/2025/explained-generative-ai-environmen...