Reblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
wim_v12e@scholar.social ("Wim🧮") wrote:
If all search queries are replaced by ChatGPT-style queries, what does that mean for energy consumption and emissions?
tl;dr: Emissions would increase by 60x.
"Emissions from ChatGPT are much higher than from conventional search"
https://limited.systems/articles/google-search-vs-chatgpt-emissions/