For its energy usage claim, this article links to another article[0] which gives "about 500 metric tonnes of CO2" as the figure for the training of "ChatGPT-3". Unless I'm making a mistake, that's about 6% of Taylor Swift's annual private jet usage[1].
ChatGPT has 180 million users, and the underlying model is used through API access for a huge range of genuinely useful tasks. I think we absolutely should give more leeway to energy uses that advance technology and benefit many (ideally by being open-source) than to those that just serve the exorbitance of a few. Obviously we should still aim to reduce both.
ChatGPT has 180 million users, and the underlying model is used through API access for a huge range of genuinely useful tasks. I think we absolutely should give more leeway to energy uses that advance technology and benefit many (ideally by being open-source) than to those that just serve the exorbitance of a few. Obviously we should still aim to reduce both.
[0]: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jun/08/artificia...
[1]: https://i.imgur.com/EP0Gbtk.jpeg