In a recent blog post, OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman detailed the resource consumption of ChatGPT, stating an average query requires about 0.34 watt-hours of electricity and one-fifteenth of a teaspoon of water. He believes that as automation in data center production increases, the cost of intelligence will drastically decrease. Altman also expects energy to become plentiful in the 2030s, making AI technologies more affordable and accessible; he anticipates a 10-fold annual reduction in AI usage costs, likening the pace of progress to Moore's law.
"People are often curious about how much energy a ChatGPT query uses; the average query uses about 0.34 watt-hours, roughly equivalent to what an oven uses in just over one second..."
"As data center production gets automated, the cost of intelligence should eventually converge to near the cost of electricity, enabling further advancements in AI and reducing barriers to access and development."
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