Less than three years ago, AI chatbots were a novelty. Today, they’re used for everything from computer coding to creative inspiration – and the opening paragraph of this story.
But every time you unlock your smartphone to ask ChatGPT a question, you’re not just getting an answer – you’re potentially chewing through enough electricity to charge the whole device.
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Ryan Cropp is an energy and climate reporter at The Australian Financial Review based in the Canberra bureau.