OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed that being polite to ChatGPT, such as saying \u201cplease\u201d and \u201cthank you,\u201d contributes to millions of dollars in operational costs, Yahoo reported. Responding to a user query on X (formerly Twitter), Altman noted that these expenses amount to \u201ctens of millions of dollars well spent,\u201d highlighting the significant energy consumption behind each AI interaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Every ChatGPT query requires substantial real-time computing power, driving up electricity use. According to Goldman Sachs, a single GPT-4 query consumes about ten times more electricity than a standard Google search. Data suggests that if 17 million Americans each used GPT-4 once weekly for a year, the electricity required would equal that used by all households in Washington, D.C., over 20 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
AI\u2019s energy demand is growing rapidly, with ARM Holdings\u2019 CEO warning that AI could represent 25% of U.S. power consumption by 2030, up from 4% today. Additionally, cooling servers consumes significant water; generating 100 words with GPT-4 uses up to three bottles of water, with even short polite replies consuming measurable amounts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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