GPT-3 is the most energy intensive AI program trained in 2024, with over 1200 megawatt hours consumed to train the model. Produced in 2020 the model ended up being far more energy intensive than models produced in 2023, most of which were under 400 MWh.
Consumption of energy by artificial intelligence (AI) models in 2024
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