Here's the TLDR of the issue I have with most discussions of AI's environmental impact:
(from: https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/46288/AI-Environmental-Impact-Issues-Note.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y)
(from: https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/46288/AI-Environmental-Impact-Issues-Note.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y)
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a regular internet search..."
So, 10 searches are as energy intensive as 1 LLM call.