Another addition to the 'generative AI energy use is small when you compare it to something bigger so what's the problem' series, this most recently from Hannah Ritchie's substack.
This reply from
@sashamtl.bsky.social is informative
archive.ph/wip/lNoKX
www.linkedin.com/posts/sashal...We have no idea what it's running on, and even more importantly, where. Ex: GCP has committed to carbon neutral operations, water displacement in NC is not a big deal
More important is the pursuit of the current administration to remove wind energy *from everything* while Musk pumps methane turbines
May 7, 2025 03:47ChatGPT, iirc, is on Azure in Texas where water displacement and power are problems and also where expanding renewable footprints would offset the 1% of power used by data centers - if the current administration would gtfo of the way
Theatrics about bloated costs of chatgpt is moot
