AI’s drinking habit has been grossly overstated, according to a newly published report from Google, which claims that software advancements have cut Gemini’s water consumption per prompt to roughly five drops of water — substantially less than prior estimates. Flaunting a comprehensive new test methodology, Google estimates [PDF] its Gemini apps consume 0.24 watt hours of electricity and 0.26 milliliters …
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