last highlighted date: 2023-12-06
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- However, due to the “large variation between image generation models,” that number can also be smaller. Overall, across all models the researchers tested, generating 1,000 images took an average of 2.907 kWh, roughly the equivalent of charging a phone’s battery to 24 percent per image. Generating text, however, is a seemingly far less power-hungry process and only used as much as the equivalent of three smartphone charges for 1,000 queries, the researchers found.
- Just cooling these servers alone has an astonishing environmental footprint. According to Google’s 2023 Environmental Report, the company used an astronomical 5.6 billion gallons of water last year, a 20 percent increase over its 2021 usage.
- Note: Google