@wim_v12e
How did you arrive at the number 450 gCO2e? The post you linked cites five estimates for energy use per ChatGPT query, all of them much lower than 0.01 kWh/query. CO2 intensity of energy generation varies a lot, but even with the dirtiest coal power it's around 1000 g/kWh. So a ChatGPT query powered using coal would emit much less than 10g of CO2. It's still a lot compared to traditional Google-style search, but more like driving a hundred meters by car.
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