Behind every ChatGPT query lies a reality few of us want to face: a colossal infrastructure devouring water, electricity and rare metals at a frantic pace.
I went behind the scenes of this technological revolution and the figures are dizzying:
A single ChatGPT query uses 5 TIMES more electricity than a standard Google search
By 2030, AI could generate 2.5 MILLION tonnes of electronic waste a year
A heavy ChatGPT user generates almost 300g of CO2 a year, multiplied by hundreds of millions of users…
But beyond the alarming figures, in this piece I explore concrete avenues: specialised models, distributed computing, frugal innovation… Because I am convinced of it: the future of AI will be green, or it will not be at all.
This extraordinary technology deserves better than our collective blindness. It deserves deep reflection on its sustainability.
Find the full transcript of this episode, along with all the sources and plenty more, at: Generative AI or the hidden face of a technological mirage