How Often Does Google AI Actually Generate A Response?

[ART!]

The "AI Overview will be equally wordy regardless of how much information it has found (let alone how much reliable information it has found). Basically, it's set up to make you think it's providing a lot of utility, even when it's not.

 

[doctorbadwolf]

Comparing google ai queries to watching netflix is extremely misleading.

Generating a 2 hour ai movie will use more power than watching a movie, and then rewatching the ai slop will use the same power as watching the real movie.

And yall can throw around these comparisons all you want, doesnt change that the total power (and water) usage has shot up due to AI.

 

[The Firebird]

Comparing google ai queries to watching netflix is extremely misleading.

Generating a 2 hour ai movie will use more power than watching a movie, and then rewatching the ai slop will use the same power as watching the real movie.

And yall can throw around these comparisons all you want, doesnt change that the total power (and water) usage has shot up due to AI.

That's undeniably true. My point was a narrow one--the integration of AI into search isn't a massive use of resources--because that was the question being asked. Video generation, training, development, enterprise integration, &c are another story.

 

[doctorbadwolf]

That's undeniably true. My point was a narrow one--the integration of AI into search isn't a massive use of resources--because that was the question being asked. Video generation, training, development, enterprise integration, &c are another story.

Then you cannot use anything but search results as a comparison point. And google ai search uses more power than just classic google search. which is the only thing it can fairly be compared to. Apples to apples.

 

[The Firebird]

Then you cannot use anything but search results as a comparison point. And google ai search uses more power than just classic google search. which is the only thing it can fairly be compared to. Apples to apples

Doesn't make sense to me, but do that if you like

 

[doctorbadwolf]

Doesn't make sense to me, but do that if you like

It is objectively the only way to attain any kind of useful comparison. Watching netflix uses more power than most online activities, but google ai search doesnt replace netflix in someones daily activities. It replaces normal google searching. What replaces netflix is ai video generation.

And again, we can zoom out and see that total energy usage has dramatically increased as a direct result of gen ai.