Every time someone types a question into ChatGPT, a small but measurable amount of electricity is burned in distant data ...

The energy consumption of the newest version of ChatGPT is significantly higher than previous models, with estimates suggesting it could be up to 20 times more energy-intensive than the first version.

When it comes to advanced AI assistants, Google Gemini and ChatGPT are the two most dominant options. In both cases, there are free versions you can use casually to play around with all the features; ...