#AI energy

'New disclosures give rough per‑query energy estimates but leave major gaps about multimodal use, real efficiency gains, and whether demand will reach the scale companies expect'

'Google released a report estimating that a median text prompt to Gemini uses 0.24 Wh, about one second of microwave power, plus 0.26 ml of water and 0.03 g CO2, and provided a detailed breakdown of infrastructure contributions.'