The act of asking a question of an AI, whether it’s a request for a quick recipe or an in-depth analysis, feels almost effortless for users—but behind those neatly packaged answers lies a global infrastructure consuming staggering amounts of energy and water. As artificial intelligence...
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In the digital age, where artificial intelligence (AI) has seamlessly integrated into our daily lives, a peculiar question arises: Does saying "please" and "thank you" to AI like ChatGPT come with hidden costs? Recent data suggests that our courteous interactions may have more significant...
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It was a harmless enough question, tossed into the abyss of Twitter (now X—the artist formerly known as Delectable Hellsite) with the casual curiosity only the internet can foster: How much electricity—and by extension, cold hard cash—has OpenAI lost, simply because people can’t resist typing...
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