Training GPT-4 is estimated at 50GWh [0]. Driving a pickup truck consumes about 30MWh per year in gasoline (13500 miles/year, 15 mpg, 33kWh/gallon). So, trainin

Training GPT-4 is estimated at 50GWh [0]. Driving a pickup truck consumes about 30MWh per year in gasoline (13500 miles/year, 15 mpg, 33kWh/gallon). So, training GPT-4 is equivalent to driving 1000-2000 trucks for a year, or in other words gasoline consumption of small American town. Doesn't seem very high for a product used by 180m people. [0] https://www.ri.se/en/news/blog/generative-ai-does-not-run-on-thin-air https://www.ri.se/en/news/blog/generative-ai-does-not-run-on...