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Making an image with generative AI uses as much energy as charging your phone
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The model cards for Stable Diffusion 1.5 and 2.1 estimate the CO2 emissions as 11.25 tons and 12 tons for training. XL lacks the info.
A transatlantic flight (round-trip) is about 1 ton per pax. So, while every little bit helps, ML is not where you can make the big gains in lowering emissions.
If I remember correctly, SDXL is a heavily modified SD2.1, so the numbers might be similar.