How much energy does your AI prompt use? It depends

Experts explain what we know about AI model emissions, and what you can do to help.

Female technician stands in a server room.

Data centers run the servers, like those seen here, that power large language models. Energy demands to run data centers are projected to skyrocket in the coming years.

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A chatbot might not break a sweat every time you ask it to make your shopping list or come up with its best dad jokes.