I simply copied from the sources, not thinking at all. I’ve added context to the edit per everyone’s remarks. It’s about a tenth.
But you raise an interesting question.
A quick search suggests ChatGPT gets 2.5 billion prompts a day. I wouldn’t presume this is a one-to-one scale. How many Google searches result in more searches as the person is trying to refine to figure out what they’re looking for or not finding it? Additionally, how prompts into ChatGPT have further prompts for refinement?
I could see a case when ChatGPT gives quick results that take one prompt whereas someone unsuccessfully googling might make 10 searches.
Does it net out? Who knows. There’s also innumerable other factors at play. What we CAN know is that energy use has skyrocketed recently, whereas Googles been around for decades.
bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 1 day ago
A full order of magnitude is “not that far”?
deegeese@sopuli.xyz 1 day ago
A lot closer than 4 orders.
PlzGivHugs@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
When you’re talking about a difference of 9 Google Searches, or an LED bulb running for 15 minutes, or running an AC unit for about a second, yes its not much.