Generative AI (GenAI) is the demon of the century. There’s been an ongoing debate about it going rogue and taking over the world. While that scary future with GenAI may be lurking around the corner, its apparent environmental threat is evident and now!
According to researchers, the development of GPT-3, with its famous 175 billion parameters, resulted in the consumption of 1,287-megawatt hours of electricity and the emission of 552 tons of carbon dioxide. This amount is comparable to the environmental impact of 123 gasoline-powered passenger vehicles driven for an entire year.
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