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The true price of asking questions
A report issued by the United Nations Institute reveals that global data center electricity consumption in 2025 reached 448 terawatt-hours, with projections indicating it will surpass 945 terawatt-hours by 2030. This amount is sufficient to power a medium-sized country and is comparable to the combined consumption of three nations with over 650 million people. It is also expected that the carbon footprint will reach 399 million tons of CO₂, with water usage estimated at 9.3 trillion liters—equivalent to the needs of sub-Saharan African populations. A significant portion of the energy is consumed during the inference phase, which accounts for 80-90% of AI energy use, with wide variations depending on the type of request; for example, video generation consumes far more energy than text.
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