Every question asked of ChatGPT—even those that produce non-answers or trivial facts—uses as much electricity as does one lightbulb shining for 20 minutes. The training process for a single AI model, such as a large language model, can consume thousands of megawatt hours of electricity and emit hundreds of tons of carbon.…
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Column by Dr. Richard Sternberg Is It Live, or Is It Memorex? One of the hottest advances in technology is the development of an artificial intelligence product called ChatGPT. Its basic program is available free on the Internet. It is causing an uproar in academia because students are using it to write their homework assignments. This is already a game changer for teachers in figuring out how to evaluate student’s performances. ChatGPT is a state-of-the-art language model developed by OpenAI,…