A cheat sheet for why using ChatGPT is not bad for the environment
a year ago
- #environment
- #climate change
- #ChatGPT
- Personal use of ChatGPT has minimal environmental impact compared to other activities.
- Energy consumption per ChatGPT prompt is much lower than previously estimated (0.3 Wh vs. 3 Wh).
- Avoiding one flight to Europe saves the equivalent of 3,500,000 ChatGPT searches.
- Shaming people for using ChatGPT environmentally is counterproductive and unethical.
- Climate scientists do not advocate avoiding Google searches for environmental reasons, making similar arguments about ChatGPT seem strange.
- There are more impactful environmental actions than restricting ChatGPT usage.