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Deutsch(DE) Eine einzelne Textanfrage bei KI-Systemen ist mit nur wenigen Wattstunden vergleichsweise sparsam. Erzeugte Bilder verbrauchen etwa 65-mal so viel Energie wie e

AI image and video generation consume vastly more energy than text

Generating images with AI consumes significantly more energy than text-based queries, approximately 65 times as much. Creating a 30-second AI-generated video is estimated to require about 2,000 times the energy of a single text request. These findings highlight the substantial energy demands of different AI modalities, particularly visual and video generation. AI

IMPACT Highlights the significant energy cost of AI, especially for image and video generation, informing operators about resource implications.

RANK_REASON The cluster discusses energy consumption of AI modalities based on an article, which falls under commentary on AI's environmental impact.

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AI image and video generation consume vastly more energy than text

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Deutsch(DE) · Ernsi ·

    A single text request to AI systems is comparatively economical with only a few watt-hours. Generated images consume about 65 times more energy than text.

    Eine einzelne Textanfrage bei KI-Systemen ist mit nur wenigen Wattstunden vergleichsweise sparsam. Erzeugte Bilder verbrauchen etwa 65-mal so viel Energie wie eine Textanfrage. Ein # KI -generiertes Video von nur 30 Sek.benötigt grob geschätzt sogar etwa 2000-mal mehr # Energie .…