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kingstnap 76 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on...

This was my math:

0.1 kWh * 3600s/hr = 360 kJ

360 kJ / 8s (time for 1 GB) = 45 kW

polishTar 76 days ago | [–]

Or, slightly more direct: .1kW*h/GB * .125GB/s * 3600s/h = 45kW

Those are some goofy numbers. Obviously incorrect.

gbgarbeb 71 days ago | [–]

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