A simple text query to AI uses only 114 joules - equivalent to running a microwave for one-tenth of a second. Generating a high-quality image requires 2,282 joules, which corresponds to five and a half seconds in the microwave.
Do you suffer from iPod thumb? Did you survive the iCrime wave? Are you hearing-impaired after years of music listening? Do you even recall all the problems we were supposedly facing in the iPod society?
A ChatGPT query uses only 3 watt-hours of energy, equivalent to watching TV for 3 minutes or uploading 30 pictures to social media. Water consumption for AI is lowβdata centers use only 500 ml of water per 300 queries, while producing a single hamburger requires over 600 gallons of water.
A new study shows no decrease in insects in Sweden over the past 35 years. In one location in SkΓ₯ne, the number of insects has even increased. The study is based on data from four different locations in Sweden.
Oil and gas extraction was found to cause a significant decline in bird numbers, unlike wind power.
AI-generated disinformation is the biggest global threat, says 1500 experts. That's nonsense.