In a Tuesday blog post , Altman cited internal figures for how much energy and water a single ChatGPT query uses. The OpenAI CEO claimed a single prompt requires around 0.34 Wh, equivalent to what âa high efficiency lightbulb would use in a couple of minutes.â For cooling these data centers used to process AI queries, Altman suggested a student asking ChatGPT to do their essay for them requires 0.000085 gallons of water, roughly one fifteenth of a teaspoon.â Altman did not offer any...
