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Can't believe I made this without ChatGPT
(lemmy.zip)
Inspired by another post.
Quick sources.
According to Google, a single search requires about 0.0003 kWh of energy.
https://www.rwdigital.ca/blog/how-much-energy-do-google-search-and-chatgpt-use/
Each ChatGPT query consumes an estimated 2.9 Wh of electricity...
Edit: I'm an idiot for not even considering conversions. I simply pasted the numbers from the sources. Apologies.
0.0003 kWh is 0.3 Wh, and 2.9 Wh is 0.0029 kWh.
I think the regular search is effectively one-tenth a chatgpt prompt.
...according to a simple calculator, and a lot of commenters who've now accidentally made this funnier.
I'm not an electrician.
Okay, after some more rabbling, here's some edits. Take your pick:
I feel like ⅒ is a gross overestimation and regular search engines should consume at least 100 times less than GPTs.
Ah, well, good thing your feeling is more important than any potential source of actual data.
That's not at all what it says; sarcasm is uncalled for.