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Google urged to cut search energy use with opt-in AI summaries

By PulseAugur Editorial · [1 sources] ·

Google could significantly reduce the energy consumption of its search engine by making AI-generated summaries opt-in rather than opt-out. Implementing this change would decrease the energy required for a typical search from approximately 30 Wh to 0.3 Wh. This adjustment would have a substantial positive impact on the climate. AI

IMPACT Suggests a method to reduce the energy footprint of AI-powered search features.

RANK_REASON Opinion piece suggesting a change to a major tech company's product for environmental benefit.

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Google urged to cut search energy use with opt-in AI summaries

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    A huge thing that Google could do for the climate would be to make the AI summary when searching being generated only by the press of a button on the page. That

    A huge thing that Google could do for the climate would be to make the AI summary when searching being generated only by the press of a button on the page. That would make a normal search consume only a 10th of what it does today (ca 0.3 Wh instead of 30 Wh). And yes, it can be d…

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