Google has released a new study [PDF warning], detailing what it claims is the environmental impact of "delivering AI at Google scale". The study estimates that a median Gemini AI text prompt uses less energy than watching nine seconds of television, and consumes "0.26 milliliters (or about five drops) of water"—but some experts have disagreed with its findings.
Speaking to The Verge, Shaolei Ren, an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of California and one of the authors named in the study, said: "They're just hiding the critical information. This really sends the wrong message to the world."
