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Written by Wim🧮 on 2025-01-07 at 12:06

How does a query to GPT-4 compare to driving a car?

A single query to GPT-4 with a 10,000-word answer size produces 450 gCO2e (*). An average UK car produces 132 gCO2e/km. So this query is equivalent to driving a car 3.4 km.

[#]FrugalComputing

(*) https://wimvanderbauwhede.codeberg.page/articles/google-search-vs-chatgpt-emissions/ and assuming 100 words for the queries in that article; in reality it is probably closer to 30 words, but I prefer to be conservative.

Car stats from https://www.nimblefins.co.uk/average-co2-emissions-car-uk

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Written by Just Another Amy on 2025-01-07 at 16:06

@wim_v12e

Large language models are not knowledge agregators and shouldn’t be used for searching.

It’s just outside their functional capabilities.

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Written by Wim🧮 on 2025-01-07 at 17:54

@justanotheramy I agree, and I don't think anyone really wants those AI summaries. But nevertheless we get them.

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Written by Just Another Amy on 2025-01-10 at 02:04

@wim_v12e

People are using them, and that’s a user education problem.

There’s a lot of black and white thinking around this tech: hype cycle boosting, or burn it all down.

Which leaves user education nowhere.

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