Inspired by another post.

Quick sources.

According to Google, a single search requires about 0.0003 kWh of energy.

https://www.rwdigital.ca/blog/how-much-energy-do-google-search-and-chatgpt-use/

Each ChatGPT query consumes an estimated 2.9 Wh of electricity…

https://balkangreenenergynews.com/chatgpt-consumes-enough-power-in-one-year-to-charge-over-three-million-electric-cars/

Edit: I’m an idiot for not even considering conversions. I simply pasted the numbers from the sources. Apologies.

0.0003 kWh is 0.3 Wh, and 2.9 Wh is 0.0029 kWh.

I think the regular search is effectively one-tenth a chatgpt prompt.

…according to a simple calculator, and a lot of commenters who’ve now accidentally made this funnier.

I’m not an electrician.

Okay, after some more rabbling, here’s some edits. Take your pick:

  • callouscomic@lemmy.zipOP
    6·
    2 days ago

    Hmm, great point. I simply copied the figures from the sources. I dunno why I didn’t consider converting one of them.

    Edited post to add conversions. Thank you.

    But now I just think the meme is even funnier for a new accidental reason.

    • BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works
      4·
      2 days ago

      I thought the joke was about people not being able to convert. It took a couple of clock cycles on the old meat CPU to figure out that it was an anti AI meme.