Régulièrement sur les réseaux sociaux, la même rengaine revient : le coût en eau d’une requête sur ChatGPT. Après les GW comme unité de calcul de puissance des GPU, le litre pour le coût environnemental des IA génératives ?
50 cl d’eau par requête ChatGPT ? Chiche !
Selon certains, une requête « consommerait 50 cl d’eau ». Partons de ce postulat. Selon Sam Altman, ChatGPT aurait plus de 800 millions d’utilisateurs actifs par semaine pour 2,5 milliards de requêtes par jour. Cela donnerait donc 1,25 milliard de litres (1 250 000 m³) d’eau par jour, ou encore...
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