Behind every ChatGPT query lies a reality that few of us want to face: a titanic infrastructure that devours water, electricity, and rare metals at a frenzied pace.
I dove into the behind-the-scenes of this technological revolution, and the figures are staggering:
A single ChatGPT query consumes 5 TIMES more electricity than a classic Google search
By 2030, AI could generate 2.5 MILLION tons of electronic waste per year
A heavy ChatGPT user generates nearly 300g of CO2 annually – multiplied by hundreds of millions of users…
But beyond the alarming numbers, in this article I explore concrete solutions: specialized models, distributed computing, frugal innovation… Because I’m convinced: **the future of AI will be ecological, or it won’t exist.**
This extraordinary technology deserves better than our collective blindness. It deserves deep reflection on its sustainability.